8 things to look out for in 2022
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World’s Women 2020 - Longevity has implications in women’s lives, health and well-being
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World’s Women 2020 - Double burden for women: Care givers and greater risk of Alzheimer’s
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World’s Women 2020 - Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women
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World’s Women 2020 - Heavier loads of unpaid work keep women out of the labour market
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World’s Women 2020 - Gender disparities persist in the fields of study and work
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World’s Women 2020 - The “glass ceiling” still keeps women out of strategic functions
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World’s Women 2020 - COVID-19 is affecting women and men differently
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Empowering indigenous women to achieve sustainable development
Why is the empowerment of indigenous women so important for poverty eradication, achievement of sustainable development and the fight against gender-based violence?
“We, indigenous women, want to be considered as part of the solution, because we […] have our knowledge, which is very useful and effective for initiatives for sustainable development,” said Tarcila Rivera Zea, an indigenous woman from Peru, during a press conference on the empowerment of indigenous women, taking place on the sidelines of the Commission on the Status of Women on 16 March.
“We are still
“We, indigenous women, want to be considered as part of the solution, because we […] have our knowledge, which is very useful and effective for initiatives for sustainable development,” said Tarcila Rivera Zea, an indigenous woman from Peru, during a press conference on the empowerment of indigenous women, taking place on the sidelines of the Commission on the Status of Women on 16 March.
“We are still