In view of the MDG summit in New York next week, this paper sheds light on the bottlenecks that continue to hinder progress across all the MDG targets. Using the OECD Development Centre’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), our research finds that the countries with the highest levels of discrimination against women are also >> Read more
Resource: MDG +10 Summit IPS Newsletter on ‘8 Goals through a Gender Lens’
http://www.ipsnews.net/genderwire/ipsmdg3terraviva.pdf
News: Educating Women Saves Children, Study Finds
LONDON (AP) — Giving young women an education resulted in saving the lives of more than four million children worldwide in 2009, according to a new study published Friday. American researchers analyzed 915 censuses and surveys from 175 countries tracking education, economic growth, H.I.V. infection rates and child deaths from 1970 to 2009. By using >> Read more
Event: 2011 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium GENDER IN THE 21st CENTURY EASTERN EUROPE AND EURASIA
Application Deadline: December 10, 2010 IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Kennan Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2011 Regional Policy Symposium, “Gender in the 21st Century Eastern Europe and Eurasia.” The research symposium, supported by the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring American >> Read more
News: Former Chilean President to Lead New U.N. Agency
"UNITED NATIONS — Michelle Bachelet, famous for breaking gender barriers by becoming the first woman elected president of Chile, will head the new global United Nations agency created to advance women’s rights, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday. Mr. Ban said he chose Ms. Bachelet, 58, from 26 candidates for her political skills and ability >> Read more
News: Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies by Melanne Verveer, September 7, 2010.
“Investing in women is also a key pillar of the President’s Feed the Future Initiative, which was developed under Secretary Clinton’s leadership. It is a $3.5 billion commitment to strengthen the world’s food supply, so farmers can support their families and food can be available more broadly. It focuses on sustainably reducing hunger through greater >> Read more
News: U.N. Climate Body Urged to Take Lead in Gender Focus
Megan Iacobini de Fazio UNITED NATIONS, Sep 8 - Two weeks before the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, concerns are being raised that gender equality is still largely divorced from efforts to address climate change, even though women have a critical role to play in solving - and are >> Read more
Event (DC): A Day With Dr. Norman Borlaug’s Daughter, Jeanie Borlaug – The Legacy of Dr. Norman Borlaug and a Look at Women in Agriculture
September 16, 2010 9:00 - 12:15 World Bank MC 2-800 Chair: Eija Pehu – Agriculture Advisor, ARD, The World Bank Panelists: Linda Clebowski – Head of the Borlaug Institute, TAMU Sarah Nell Davidson - Associate Director, Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project Shirley Malcom - Head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs, >> Read more
News: Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced that Heather Grady has been appointed Vice President of Foundation Initiatives (VPFI), effective September 27. Grady comes to the Rockefeller Foundation from Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, where she has served as Managing Director. Grady has spent more than 15 years working on development policy >> Read more
Funding: IDRC
IDRC’s Climate Change and Water program has recently launched a call for proposals for its new graduate research awards entitled "Adaptation H2O", which aims to promote important research on the water-related impacts of climate change as well as to build the capacity of students working in this field. Adaptation H2O will provide up to 7 >> Read more
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