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In honor of International Women's Day this past weekend, we highlight some of the ongoing conversations that took place this week about the status and role of women in many countries. This day is recognized each year around the world, but does the progress toward gender equality, or lack thereof, warrant a celebration? -Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President, Programs "Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – It's Time to Step It Up for Gender Equality" UN Women, by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, March 4, 2015 Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, affirms that even though it's been twenty years since thousands of delegates left the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing on a high, there has been slow and patchy progress towards equality. Twenty years ago, 40 percent of women were in waged and salaried employment. Today, that proportion has grown to some 50 percent. At this rate, it would take more than 80 years to achieve gender parity in employment. She calls for substantial action by world leaders to step up and attain equality before 2030. "Roadmap to Equality: Are Women Better Off Than 20 Years Ago?" Los Angeles Times, by Alexandra Zavis, March 9, 2015 According to UCLA's World Policy Analysis Center, more than 170 countries still have laws on the books that deny or deprive women and girls the same rights and protections as males. Persistent conflicts, volatile food and energy prices, global financial crises and climate change have all contributed to the lack of progress, according to the UN. Fewer than 20 countries have female heads of state and women account for only 1 in 5 members of parliament. "You've Reversed a Long Way, Baby" Foreign Policy, by Leela Jacinto, March 5, 2015 On March 9, a UN delegation and representatives of NGOs gathered in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women. What's important for the women's movement, and notably absent at this conference, is a frank discussion of the threat to gender rights in the Islamic world that is present in the utopian vision of jihadist groups like the Islamic State. Thousands of women are being swayed by ISIS' message because they believe it to be Islamic. Jacinto believes that we have actually regressed in the past twenty years on women's issues. Amnesty International, in fact, has called this past year a "devastating year" when "the world's politicians...miserably failed to protect those in greatest need" – women and girls. "International Women's Day: Why Educating Girls Should Be a Priority for Arab States" Brookings Institution, by Mayasa Jalbout, March 6, 2015 Educating girls and women is one of the best investments Arab states can make in their social and economic well-being. A girl who goes to school is less likely to marry early and more likely to delay childbirth and have healthier children. Despite these benefits, Arab countries have some of the highest gender inequality rates in the world, second only to sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to war in Iraq and Syria, both countries were making strides in education in the MENA region. However, in Iraq in 2010, girls accounted for only 44 percent of students and almost 75 percent of them dropped out of primary school. What's in the News—A weekly selection of topics, and perspectives on world issues from the programs team at the World Affairs Council. Image © Reuters/Mohsin Raza
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Misija UN Woman – Okončati diskriminaciju i nasilje nad ženama do 2030. godine // Teme // Nema komentara UN Women, organizacija Ujedinjenih naroda za rodnu ravnopravnost i osnaživanje žena zacrtala je da do 2030. godine ostvari budućnost kakvu žene žele, odnosno iskorijeniti svaku vrstu diskriminacije i nasilja nad ženama diljem svijeta. Phumzille Mlambo-Ngcuka, izvršna direktorica UN Women, podsjetila je na dosadašnja postignuća organizacije, kao i na zaključke Komisije o statusu žena i posljednjeg izvješća Otvorene radne grupe o ciljevima održivog razvoja. „Osnaživanje žena i osnaživanje čovječanstva nije nemoguća misija. To je misija našeg doba!“, zaključila je Phumzille. Istaknla je podršku članova Otvorene radne grupe rodnoj jednakosti, koja je uvrštena u ciljeve održivog razvoja, te provučena je i kroz ostale razvojne ciljeve. Otvorena radna skupina kao cilj postavlja ‘postizanje rodne jednakosti, te osnaživanje žena i djevojaka’, a UN Women dodaje i ‘potpuno ostvarivanje njihovih ljudskih prava diljem svijeta’. Iako je organizacija UN Women osnovana tek u 2010. godine čini se da je uspjela postići značajnu političku i finansijsku podršku zemalja članica, s obzirom na sve veću preokupaciju problemom rodne (ne)jednakosti. Mlambo-Ngcuka je stoga sa zadovoljstvom istaknula da se još 44 zemalja obvezalo raditi na dokidanju rodne nejednakosti, te da UN Women sada broji ukupno 82 prisege. Manjine.ba