Women Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2009

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development (2009)

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels.¹ The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”.²

Launch of the 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development

2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development was launched at a panel event on 26 October 2009, organized by DAW/DESA. Mr. Sha Zukang, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, delivered introductory remarks. The following panelists gave an overview of the chapters and highlighted some of the key recommendations of the Survey: Naila Kabeer (lead author), Mariama Williams (on macroeconomic environment), James Heintz (on access to full employment and decent work), Cheryl Doss (on access to land, housing and other productive resources), Linda Mayoux (on access to financial services) and Corina Rodriguez Enriquez (on access to social protection).