Women in politics: 2019
The “Women in politics: 2019” map, created by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, depicts global rankings for women in the executive and parliamentary branches of government as of 1 January 2019. The map shows progress towards gender equality in these areas at regional and national levels. More
- Economic empowerment (141)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (105)
- Ending violence against women and girls (72)
- Employment (70)
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (67)
- Human rights (46)
- Migration (45)
- Governance and national planning (44)
- Monitoring and evaluation (43)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (43)
- Peace and security (37)
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- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (435)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (7)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (6)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (5)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (4)
- International Labour Organization (ILO) (4)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (4)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (4)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (4)
- United Nations General Assembly (3)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2)
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Meta-synthesis of UN Women evaluations 2017/2018
Saturday, August 31, 2019
This meta-synthesis reviewed and aggregated insights from 39 evaluation reports completed during 2017 and 2018 against selected development and organizational effectiveness and efficiency criteria. The purpose of the report is to contribute to organizational learning and effective knowledge management through the identification of recurring findings, lessons learned, and evidence on the key areas of work of UN Women.
Friday, August 30, 2019
This discussion paper presents a costing analysis for a set of family-friendly services and transfers: income protection for children, people of working age, and older persons; universal health coverage; and early childhood care and education and long-term care services. The costing shows that such a package is affordable in many countries.
Compendium of financial partner contributions 2018
Friday, August 16, 2019
This report outlines the financial contributions provided by public and private sector partners to UN Women in 2018. The report speaks to the importance of flexible and predictable funding. In so doing, the report showcases results enabled by our funding partners, including how those results are achieved, with improved transparency and efficiency, and greater use of innovation.
TRANSFORM – The magazine for gender-responsive evaluation – Issue 15, August 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Issue 15 of TRANSFORM focuses on governance and national planning (GNP), an area of work that has contributed to UN Women’s identity and for which it is recognized and valued. The evaluation of UN Women’s GNP portfolio from 2011 to 2017 assessed the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and extent to which human rights approach and gender equality principles were integrated adequately in UN Women’s approach to GNP.
Women in development: Report of the Secretary-General (2019)
Monday, August 5, 2019
In this report, the Secretary-General underscores measures taken at the national level to incorporate a gender perspective into national sustainable development policies and strategies; promote sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth strategies that benefit women and active labour market policies on full and productive employment and decent work for women; eliminate gender-based occupational segregation and gender wage gaps; accelerate the transition of women from informal to formal employment; prevent and eliminate all forms of violence, discrimination and sexual harassment against women at work; and promote the reconciliation of work and family responsibilities.
Violence against women migrant workers: Report of the Secretary-General (2019)
Friday, July 26, 2019
This report outlines the current context with respect to the problem of violence against women migrant workers. It provides information on the measures taken by Member States and activities undertaken within the UN system to address this issue and ensure the protection of migrant women’s human rights.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
This report provides reviews of the activities undertaken by Member States and United Nations entities to enable women and girls, especially the poorest and most marginalized, in rural areas to improve their livelihoods, well-being and resilience in a changing climate.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
In this report, the UN Secretary-General assesses the status of women in the United Nations system for the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017. Since the previous report, the representation of women in the Professional and higher categories in the United Nations system has increased from 42.8 per cent to 44.2 per cent. The largest increases were registered at the highest levels (Under-Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General), which is a direct result of the efforts of the Secretary-General in line with his commitment to reach parity at the highest levels by 2021.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
This discussion paper identifies some of the most prevalent custody and child maintenance regimes in cases of divorce, dissolution of a civil union, and separation of parents, and examines them with an emphasis on their impact on women’s rights and gender equality.
Monday, July 8, 2019
This discussion paper makes the case for investing in free universal childcare services of high quality in order to reduce gender inequality in earnings and employment. It estimates the employment-generating and fiscal effects of investing in free universal childcare in three middle income countries: South Africa, Uruguay, and Turkey.