The gender equality debate is not overGayle Bryant
gender equality, and gender mainstreaming indicators, pointing out key databases to extract and analyse them, and the importance of doing so. The chapter then considers gender in the labour market, investigating the factors responsible for causing inequalities in opportunity...
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe, there were vigorous debates over the nature of women, which tried to determine their proper social place (Beecher, 2005; Laqueur, 1992). Much of the debate concerned policing what they could wear, where they could occupy space and with whom...
Over the past days, the delegation participated in various multilateral activities, including a general debate, a ministerial roundtable, the high-level public debate of the Security Council, and thematic side events. CSW68, the UN's largest annual event dedicated to gender equality and women's ...
Over the past days, the delegation participated in various multilateral activities, including a general debate, a ministerial roundtable, the high-level public debate of the Security Council, and thematic side events. CSW68, the UN's la...
The aim of the case studies is really to look at what conditions make a mixed/diverse workforce work well. Even if there are only small numbers of men, what is it that makes things gel, and allows the mixed-gender debate to take place? We spoke to one woman who told us that in her...
By documenting position A and position Z and trying to show both sides of a debate, the middle position is lost. Most people are not at position A or Z, but somewhere between B and Y. The Church of England is moving away from the exploration of compromise positions or ones that will ...
We aim to move the debate beyond whether or not AI hiring tools are “good” or “bad.” We believe that the debate over whether or not these tools are intrinsically racist or sexist, while important, may also inhibit our ability to meaningfully engage with how gender and race figure and...
As an educator, I am inclined to say to these people, “Let’s read some key texts in gender studies together and see what gender does and does not mean and whether the caricature holds up.” Reading is a precondition of democratic life, keeping debate and disagreement grounded and producti...
gender equality. Of particular relevance are the obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its African equivalent, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known ...