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This new book from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) uses data to provide a better overview of the gender gap in agriculture and rural areas. The work explores the issues raised in the FAO’s flagship publication, The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-2011: Women in agriculture – Closing the gender gap for development from the perspective of a number of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
It is often claimed that cash transfer (CT) schemes have an empowering effect on women, but available evidence on empowerment outcomes is far from conclusive, particularly as to whether CTs actually improve women’s bargaining power and decision-making in the household. This policy brief considers the concrete benefits of CT schemes for women, particularly in the context of economic empowerment, economic advancement, decision-making power, self-esteem and social empowerment. Featured articles
These three video animations form the core of a training toolkit on gender and agriculture, developed by experts at FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. The toolkit highlights the need to consider gender inequalities in agriculture in the region and explains the importance of reliable gender statistics for agricultural and rural development. It also presents 18 indicators that can be used for obtaining a more gender-sensitive picture of the reality faced by women and men involved in agriculture, and for measuring gender-related changes over time.
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Online Discussion: Mobilising financing for gender equality and women’s rights to deliver on the SDGs in practice
First country pilot of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) in Uganda On 27-28 May, the OECD Development Centre and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) presented the results of the SIGI Uganda in Kampala, Uganda. The launch event included a presentation of the methodological framework, survey design and results, as well as the technical construction of the Index and policy implications.
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This publication assesses the gender impacts of the Integrated Dairy Schemes (IDS) approach in Afghanistan and results from a field mission to Afghanistan. Findings confirmed that the IDS approach has a sustainable positive impact on rural Afghan women and their families, both in terms of increased income availability and social empowerment.
Women participate in all segments of the seafood industry, including fishing, farming, trading and selling, monitoring and administration. But the widespread lack of consideration for their role and work in the seafood industry is, in many respects, disadvantageous to them and ultimately bars them from participating fully and equitably in the industry. The primary aim of this report is to increase awareness of business leaders and policy makers, to expand their knowledge and sensitization about the value women bring to the seafood industry, and to encourage them to consider each time they develop a new project or a policy: “Have we not overlooked women?
FAO featured video: Access to Water and Land. Dimitra Clubs in Niger
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The Land Portal: launch of the Open Data platform
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2015 call for Global Community Champions for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Coming up: UN Women focuses on the education and training of women
High-Level Seminar on Gender, Law and Public Policy: Trends in the Middle East and North Africa (17-18 November 2014, Amman, Jordan)
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OECD Development Centre side events at CSW59 11 March: Achieving Beijing: The Role of Social Norms for Gender Equality: side event at CSW59
17 March: Making women’s voices heard from Beijing to Post-2015 in social media
New Gender and Land Rights Database: a hub of information on gender-equitable land tenure
Featured FAO video: Fish drying method changes lives in Burundi
Featured FAO publication: Women In Agriculture In Pakistan
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Semaine 1: L’autonomisation sociale et économique des femmes
Semaine 2: La violence contre les femmes
Semaine 3: La participation civique et politique des femmes
Les résultats de la discussion et principaux messages seront inclus dans un rapport et présentés lors d’un évènement parallèle organisé par le Centre de développement de l’OCDE, l’Institut de développement d’Outre-mer (ODI) et le Département du développement international du gouvernement britannique (DFID) en mars 2014, pendant la 58ème session de la Commission de la condition de la Femme à New York.
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Il y’a eu une forte amélioration des données sur l’autonomisation sociale et économique des femmes au cours des dernières années, avec l’arrivée d’un certain nombre d’indices tels que l’Indice sur l’égalité des genres du PNUD, l’Indice sur l’équité entre les genres de Social Watch, le Women’s Economic Opportunity Index, le Global Gender Gap Index, l’index sur l’égalité des genres de l’EIGE et beaucoup d’autres. Cependant, de nombreuses données manquantes persistent et doivent être améliorées, surtout en termes de qualité, couverture et disponibilité. La récente initiative EDGE (Evidence and Data for Gender Equality) figure parmi les nouveaux projets visant à accélérer les efforts pour générer des données exhaustives sur le genre et la santé, le genre et l’éducation, l’emploi, et aussi à développer des normes pour mesurer l’entrepreneuriat selon une perspective de genre. Cette semaine, nous aimerions connaître votre point de vue sur:
Dans quels domaines des progrès ont été accomplis depuis les années 2000 en ce qui concerne l’autonomisation sociale et économique des femmes? Où note-t-on des lacunes? Comment est-il possible de les combler?
Les conclusions de la 57e session de la Commission des Nations-Unies sur le Statut de la Femme en Mars 2013 appelaient les États à améliorer la collecte et l’analyse de données sur la violence envers les femmes. Le groupe d’experts inter-agences vient de développer une liste de 52 indicateurs de genres et une liste de 9 indicateurs innovants, développés spécifiquement afin de mesurer la violence contre les femmes sous tous ses aspects (physiques, sexuels, psychologiques et économiques). La division des statistiques de l’ONU a aussi récemment publié des lignes directrices pour la production de statistiques sur les violences contre les femmes. Cette semaine, nous aimerions discuter avec vous de:
Quelles leçons avons-nous apprises sur la collecte et l’analyse des données dans le domaine de la violence contre les femmes depuis les années 2000? Où note-t-on des lacunes en termes de données?
À travers le monde, les femmes prennent un rôle croissant dans les manifestations publiques pour leurs droits. Parmi les chercheurs et la communauté du développement on note un intérêt grandissant concernant l’autonomie et la voix des femmes dans la contestation des normes sociales les discriminant, comme on l’a vu en Inde, en Afrique du Sud et durant le printemps arabe. Il y’a aussi l’exemple des femmes qui participent à la politique et concourent aux élections. Cependant, malgré ces grandes avancées dans leur représentation politique, dans plusieurs pays les droits civiques et politiques des femmes sont toujours sévèrement restreints et les données sont limitées. Pour cette dernière semaine, nous aimerions discuter de :
Dans quels aspects de la participation politique et civique des femmes avons-nous fait des progrès depuis 2000? Où est-il possible de faire des améliorations?
Los resultados de la discusión y mensajes principales serán incluidos en un reporte y presentados durante un evento paralelo organizado por OECD Development Centre, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) y UK Department for International Development (DFID) en Marzo de 2014, durante el 58º período de sesiones de la Comisión sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer en Nueva York.
Cada semana la discusión tendrá un enfoque diferente:
Semana 1: El empoderamiento social y económico de las mujeres
Semana 2: La violencia contra las mujeres
Semana 3: La participación cívica y política del as mujeres
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La información sobre el empoderamiento socioeconómico de las mujeres ha mejorado a través de los años, con una plétora de índices como el Índice de Inequidad de Género del PNUD, Social Watch´s Gender Index, el Índice de Oportunidades Económicas de las Mujeres, EIGE´s Índice de Equidad de Género, entre otros. Sin embargo, todavía falta mucha información y ciertamente la calidad, cobertura y disponibilidad podrían mejorarse. La iniciativa “Evidencia e Información para la Equidad de Género” (EDGE por sus siglas en inglés) es parte de los nuevos intentos que buscan acelerar los esfuerzos para generar indicadores de género comparables para salud, educación, empleo, y así mismo desarrollar estándares para medir emprendurismo y recursos desde una perspectiva de género. Esta semana nos gustaría que nos compartieran:
Tomando el año 2000 como punto de referencia, ¿en dónde ha habido progreso en relación a la información del empoderamiento de las mujeres? Y ¿dónde falta información? ¿Cómo puede complementarse la información existente?
Las conclusiones de la 57ª sesión de la Comisión del Estatus de la Mujer de las Naciones Unidas acordadas en Marzo del 2013, convocan a que los Estados mejoren la recolección de información y análisis en relación a la violencia de género. El grupo Inter-Agencias y de Expertos en Estadísticas de Género recientemente desarrollo un conjunto de 52 indicadores de género y una lista de nueve indicadores innovadores especialmente diseñados para medir la violencia en contra de las mujeres en todos los aspectos, incluyendo violencia física, sexual, psicológica y económica. La División Estadística de las ONU también completó los lineamientos para producir Estadísticas de Violencia en contra de las Mujeres. Esta semana nos gustaría tener su contribución en esta área específica, respondiendo a las siguientes preguntas:
¿Qué lecciones se han aprendido sobre la recolección de información y el análisis sobre la violencia en contra de las mujeres desde el año 2000? ¿Dónde falta información?
En todo el mudo, las mujeres están teniendo un rol de creciente importancia en protestas públicas para luchar por sus derechos. Existe un creciente interés entre los investigadores y la comunidad del desarrollo en la voz y agencia de las mujeres que retan las normas sociales que las discriminan. Hemos visto ejemplos de esto en India, Sudáfrica y durante la Primavera Árabe. También hay más ejemplos de mujeres que son candidatas en elecciones y participan en la política. Sin embargo, a pesar de los avances en la representación política de las mujeres, en muchos países los derechos cívicos y políticos de las mujeres son restringidos y la información disponible es limitada. Para la semana final de la discusión nos gustaría abordar las siguientes preguntas:
¿En qué áreas ha habido progreso desde el 2000 en relación a la información de la participación cívica y política de las mujeres? ¿Dónde podemos mejorar?
Each week the discussion had a different theme:
Week 1: The socio-economic empowerment of women
Week 2: Violence against women
Week 3: The civic and political participation of women
The outcomes of the discussion and main findings were synthesised in a final report and presented/distributed at a side event organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre, ODI - Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the UK Department for International Development (DfID) and gender equality (DFID) in March 2014, during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women#58th session of the United Nations United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
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Data on the socio-economic empowerment of women has increasingly improved over the years, with a plethora of indices such as UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index, Social Watch’s Gender Equity Index, the Women’s Economic Opportunity Index, the Global Gender Gap index, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index, among others. However, there are still many data gaps and quality, coverage and availability need to be improved. The recent Evidence and Data for Gender Equality (EDGE) is among the new initiatives that aim to accelerate existing efforts to generate comparable gender indicators on health, education, employment and develop standards to measure entrepreneurship and assets from a gender perspective.
Where has progress been made since 2000 in terms of data on women’s socio-economic empowerment and where are the gaps? How can we address them?
The agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2013 called on States to improve data collection and analysis of violence against women. The Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics recently developed a set of 52 gender indicators and also a core list of nine ground-breaking indicators specifically designed to measure violence against women in all its aspects including physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence. The UN Statistical Division also recently completed its Guidelines for Producing Statistics on Violence against Women.
What lessons have been learnt on data collection and analysis in the area of violence against women since 2000? Where are the gaps?
Across the world, women are taking an increasingly important role in public demonstrations to advocate for their rights. There is a growing interest amongst researchers and the development community on women’s voice and agency in challenging social norms that discriminate against them, we have seen examples of women’s claim-making in India, South Africa, and during the Arab Spring. There are also more examples of women who run for election and participate in politics. However, despite great strides forward in women’s political representation, in many countries women’s civic and political rights are still severely restricted and data on this is limited.
Where have we made progress since 2000 in terms of data on women’s civic and political participation? Where can we improve?
A wiki is ‘a’ type of website that is developed collaboratively by a group of users, and can be easily added to or edited by anyone (known as ‘open editing’). ‘Wiki’ is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘quick’ (when repeated it means ‘very quick’) and was first used in this sense in 1995 by the US computer programmer Ward Cunningham, who called his website the WikiWikiWeb.Oxford Dictionary Online. See http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/bubblingunder/archive/bubbling_03/?view=uk
A wiki is a hybrid of tool and communityShirky, C. 2008, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Penguin Press HC
In order for a wiki to function, it must have a community of users who read, edit and create the information on the platform. A wiki is only ever as strong as the community who nurture it.
See How to create an article and how to edit an article for instructions and help on developing Wikiprogress articles
Creating a new article is simple. Lets say for example someone decides a new article needs to be created on the Human Development Index. The author does not necessarily need to be an expert in the area; all they need to do is begin the process of an article. They can contribute by adding just one sentence: ‘The Human Development Index is a composite statistics used to rank countries by levels of human development.’
The articles is then viewed by readers who edit and develop the article bit by bit to add as much information as possible.
Editors can either contribute a significant amount of information, by adding the complete HDI ranks for 2010, or writing about the methodology of the HDI, or they can simply add a reference, correct a spelling mistake or add a picture. Bit by bit the community works together to develop the article.
A wiki article is a process, not a product, and as a result it is never finished.Shirky, C. 2008, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Penguin Press HC
This is one of the key differences between wikis and other information gathering tools, as it is in a permanent stage of development. This function of the wiki allows for a wide variety of individuals to contribute to a single article, gathering information from many different users. As articles are never finished, each edit can be seen as a provisional change.
Wikis operate with a publish then filter system, which has added fuel to the fire for the argument against the quality of wiki articles and in theory should leave the platform open to vandalism. This is not the case.
As explained earlier, wiki articles are a process and as such each little contribution, published in real time, allows for the development of the article to happen with no interruption or delay.
Vandalism is rare on any wiki platform, and there are a few reasons for this. Firstly, it is incredibly easy to erase vandalism or mistakes by simply ‘reverting’ the article to what it was before the edit. The same goes if an entire article is deleted- it can simply be reverted back to what it was before the vandal deleted it. The history of every article on the wiki is open for all to view, showing how the article has been developed, who edited what and if there have been any attacks of vandalism.
Additionally, a feed of activity on the Wikiprogress home page shows articles as they are edited, allowing a team of dedicated Wikiprogress quality assures to review the new article or edit and ensure it is valid. If in doubt, the quality assurance team can contact a relevant expert.
There are two key types of contributors to wikis; however this is quite vague, as there is little to no equality in the participation of those contributing. Studies have shown that these two groups represent the only prominent patterns of contribution.
One off editors generally correct mistakes, add references, add templates, write short sentences etc.
The dedicated contributors create the bulk of the content on wikis. They are often experts from a particular field or are assigned the task of developing content on a particular subject.
Many studies have been conducting to understand what motivates an individual to contribute to collective participation tools such as wikis; the majority of which use Wikipedia as a case study. The results show contributors are motivated by the following 3 reasons:
Without defined policy, Wiki sites would run into difficulty either through Spam posters or Vandals who which to disrupt content. For more information about policy on this site please see .
Wiki in Plain English (Video). Explanatory video by Lee and Sachi LeFever.
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