Gender equality: Women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing
Marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as the first time that progress on the implementation of the Platform is reviewed in light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this report takes an integrated approach to reporting on progress, gaps, and challenges related to the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights. More
- Local development (3)
- Urban development (3)
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (3)
- Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces (2)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2)
- Ending violence against women and girls (2)
- Access to basic services (1)
- Economic empowerment (1)
- Sexual harassment (1)
- Rural development (1)
- Poverty (1)
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Monday, February 24, 2020
This publication illustrates in a practical way how participating cities of the Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Initiative are working to implement women’s safety approaches through the lens of intersectionality. These include a range of women-led solutions, from the creation of data, to integrated policies with meaningful participation of women’s rights organizations, to urban planning solutions that prioritize minoritized women, and prevention initiatives addressing discriminatory behaviours.
Spotlight on SDG11: Harsh realities: Marginalized women in cities of the developing world
Monday, February 17, 2020
This study, based on data from 59 low- and middle-income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Southern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, finds that women and their families bear the brunt of growing income inequality and failures to adequately plan for and respond to rapid urbanization. The publication examines the effects of multidimensional poverty in urban areas, with women facing greater exposure to life in slum-like conditions than men.
Gender Equality and the New Urban Agenda
Friday, October 14, 2016
In this brief, learn more about how the New Urban Agenda strategically supports mainstreaming gender equality and women’s empowerment across all social development goals.