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02 Feb 2017
AMET sets up Gender Equality and Development Unit
The director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) General Frener Bello Arias, has set up a Gender Equality and Development Unit, in a ...
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27 Jan 2017
February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On February 11, 2017, the United Nations and partners will observe the second annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Per the UN website, Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the ...
United Nations // International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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17 Jan 2017
Placing Pacific women at the forefront of disaster planning and response
As the Pacific braces itself for another cyclone season, UN Women is leading efforts to ensure that women and girls are at the centre of disaster preparedness, response and recovery work.
UN Women // disaster risk reduction // climate change
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17 Jan 2017
What does it take to be a gender expert in development?
To better target programs and distribute aid most effectively, gender experts have become sought after in the development sector. But they weren't ...
gender in development // international development // Gender mainstreaming
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17 Jan 2017
At Cape Town Forum, UN Women and partners seek ways to close gender data gaps
Ms. Sen said that when the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted in September 2015, UN Women, formally known as the UN Entity ...
gender data
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17 Jan 2017
A Closer Look at the Gender Gap in Smart Home Efficiency
Most industries feature a gender gap of some kind, and smart-home ... We know that smart-home tech promises ways to increase energy efficiency in ...
Energy Collective // energy // technology for women // gendered innovations
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30 Nov 2016
Transforming energy system and gender role and relations are interconnected
Inaugural lecture dr. Joy Clancy The effects of the energy transition have been addressed in numerous ways. The political and economic effects are under a magnifying glass, as the impacts are considered to be huge for the coming decades. But what is the relation between energy transition and gender equality? Dr. Joy Clancy, who held her inaugural lecture on Thursday 24 November, addresses the...
energy
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27 Nov 2016
Phillippines' DOE prepares students towards gender-sensitive energy sector
The DOE will continue its gender and development advocacy to eradicate misconceptions and straighten out perceived labels of several occupations ...
energy // the Philippines
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25 Nov 2016
In UAE's nuclear industry, gender ceilings don't exist
Women in the UAE continue to play a crucial role in the growth of our nation and its economy. The UAE's peaceful nuclear energy programme is a ...
energy // nuclear energy // UAE
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24 Nov 2016
Mainstreaming The Gender Dimension In India's Climate Change Discourse
The 4th Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change released in 2007, unambiguously states that climate change is not ...
climate change // India // Gender mainstreaming