Factsheet: Violence Against Women - the Missing MDG?
Publication Author:
Kristina Lanz, Flurina Derungs, Brigitte Schnegg (Interdisciplinary Centre For Gender Studies, University of Bern)
Date:
November 2013 Attachment | Size |
---|---|
resource_en_225610.pdf | 710.53 KB |
"This paper is the first of a series of three factsheets on different pertinent issues concerning gender equality and sustainable development. In the context of the post-2015 agenda negotia-tions, we asked SDC Gender Focal Points around the world, which issues they deemed to be most important with regards to sustainable development and gender equality. Responses came in from different corners of the earth, highlighting that the main issues people were struggling with in their countries and in their day-to-day work were: Violence against women, political participation and economic empowerment.
The aim of our factsheets is three-fold
provide practitioners with a theoretical background and indicators on these issues, under-lined with case studies and best-practice examples from their own work
lance a discussion among practitioners about how VAW can be integrated into their differ-ent thematic domains and fields of action in the most sustainable way
highlight the importance of these three gender equality issues for the post-2015 agenda and suggest possible indicators for policy makers"
To read the full report please download the pdf.
Related News
- “I Will Be Executed Before Fulfilling My Dreams”
- Report of Stoning Case in Somalia: A Mother of 8 Stoned to Death in the District of Saakow
- Senate body in Pakistan rejects amendment to child marriage act as ‘un-Islamic’
- FGM raises its ugly head in Sri Lanka with Kerala Support
- 'Islamic' Chair Cover Gets Iranian Activist In Trouble
Related Actions
- Joint Statement | To the Human Rights Council: Let’s Protect Women in Sudan
- LAWYERS-HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS : SAVE NORA
- STATEMENT--Denounce, Protect, Act: Our Collective Duties against Rape and Sexual Assault in Senegal
- SUDAN: URGENT ACTION EIGHT GIRLS FREE, ONE OTHER RISKS FLOGGING
- Support KMEWO in demanding Justice for Dunya!
Relevant Resources
- Forced Gynecological Exams As Sexual Harassment and Human Rights Violation
- The Relationship between Feminism and State Policies for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women as an Example
- Recommendations for action against gender-related killing of women and girls
- Women's Organisations in the West Asia Region: A Needs Assessment
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences