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... 4%; Nigeria 0.6%; Tajikistan 0.1% The Gender Divide The typical Internet user worldwide is young, male and wealthy – a member of an elite minority. A gender gap exists in access and usage of information and communication ...

story - marion - 2007-12-06 13:25 - 0 attachments

... (Source: United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/, ... (Source: United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/, ...

story - marion - 2007-03-15 08:45 - 0 attachments

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury and death for women worldwide. Only 1 in 100 battered women in the U.S. reports the abuse she suffers. Every nine seconds, a woman is battered by her domestic partner. 59% of Japanese women ...

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... Culture of Peace Violence Against Women Facts & Figures Gender-disaggregated statistics to highlight inequitable patterns: ...

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... on Leadership and Empowerment Leadership Facts & Figures Profiles of Leadership Experts Women and ... Feminista Malaysia's Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) kicked-off Fiesta Feminista in mid-June with a ... and Zimbabwe. Among them were Vabah Gayflor, Minister of Gender and Development in Liberia, and Hafsat Abiola, President of the Kudirat ...

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... Women’s Human Rights Women's Human Rights Facts & Figures Profiles of Women's Human Rights Experts ... an era of crisis for civic organizing. Efforts to achieve gender equality, human rights, and social justice are being increasingly ...

category - marion - 2007-11-27 19:04 - 0 attachments

... are women. There is a long list of figures and facts that illustrate the reality of poverty, marginalization, and lack of ... and has been a strong influence in bringing effective gender mainstreaming to the UN system and innovative ideas on gender equity ...

story - marion - 2007-12-12 13:30 - 0 attachments

... think of it as consisting of three interacting dimensions: facts, values, and aesthetics. Facts relate to questions about what is--that ... for any group that seeks to achieve women's rights and gender equality." The discussion moderated by Jacqueline Pitanguy ...

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