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 (15)
- Ending violence against women and girls (14)
- Employment (11)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (11)
- UN system coordination (11)
- Human rights (10)
- Monitoring and evaluation (9)
- Governance and national planning (8)
- Migrant workers (7)
- Migration (7)
- Leadership and political participation (6)
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- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) (59)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (3)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (3)
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (2)
- Instituto para las Mujeres en las Migración (IMUMI) (2)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (2)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UN-AIDS) (1)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (1)
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Enabling environment in action: Flexible working arrangements and inclusive engagement
Monday, December 2, 2019
This report provides a summary of the 2019 Global Annual Meeting of Gender Focal Points and Focal Points for Women in the United Nations, organized in September 2019. It includes conclusions from the sessions and action points for accelerating gender parity efforts and implementing an enabling environment across the UN system. The report concludes with remarks by the UN Women Executive Director and recognition of good examples of implementing the “Enabling environment guidelines”.
Fiscal space for social protection: A handbook for assessing financing options
Thursday, October 31, 2019
This handbook provides practical guidance, elaborated with case studies, on how additional fiscal space can be created for a universal social protection system. The analyses should help governments on how they can increase spending on priority sectors for women, children, and vulnerable groups.
Gender mainstreaming principles, dimensions and priorities for PVE
Thursday, September 19, 2019
This guidance note offers comprehensive background information and resources, along with guidelines and guidance for the UN system, in supporting Member States in their efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and terrorism (P/CVE)—with a primary focus on preventing violent extremism (PVE).
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.
Friday, June 14, 2019
UN Women, UNODC, and the UNFCCC Secretariat organized an expert group meeting (EGM) on the gender perspectives of SDGs 10, 13, and 16 on 27–28 February 2019, in Vienna. The EGM report and recommendations are an input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and highlight key strategies to be taken by governments, with the support of other stakeholders, to reduce inequalities, tackle climate change, and promote peaceful societies.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
The “Enabling environment guidelines for the United Nations system” will support efforts to create a working environment that embraces equality, eradicates bias, and is inclusive of all staff. These guidelines include good practices and recommendations on workplace flexibility, family-friendly policies, and standards of conduct, as well as on recruitment and talent management.
Guidance note on campus violence prevention and response
Monday, February 4, 2019
This guidance note offers practical direction for addressing violence against women on university campuses and presents a series of actions that universities can take to ensure an enabling institutional environment to prevent and respond to violence against women, address the needs of survivors through the provision of adequate services and prevent violence at multiple levels.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
This compendium of practices illustrates a wide range of strategies, practices, and tools from women’s safety partnerships in cities that form part of UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls Global Flagship Initiative. Promising practices have been selected from among those that have led to positive outcomes, involve collaborative partnerships, innovative action, and address women’s safety in public spaces with an intersectional approach.
Towards an end to sexual harassment: The urgency and nature of change in the era of #MeToo
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
This publication intends to support policy makers, employers, and activists by sharing UN Women’s work on this topic and offering new guidance on policy and practice on sexual harassment.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
This report reflects the findings of the May 2018 Expert Group Meeting on women’s meaningful participation in negotiating peace and the implementation of peace agreements, and offers key insights from leading practitioners and experts on the progress and challenges for women’s meaningful participation across a diverse range of countries and peace processes.