IFUW Oral Statement at CSW59
On 17 March 2015, GWI and Women Graduates-USA member, Alice Dahle, delivered GWI’s oral statement (under the former title of IFUW) at the fifty-ninth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59). The statement focussed on the economic empowerment of women, which is an essential condition for sustainable development, social change and fiscal growth. The statement is availale to download here and can be viewed on the United Nations Web TV by clicking here (skip to 2h34). In order for all women to attain financial independence and empowerment, IFUW recommended the following: All States should formally adopt and enforce legislation to prohibit gender discrimination in the workplace, with particular focus on applying the principle of equal pay for work of equal value; States must provide equal access to lifelong, safe, quality education and training up to the highest levels for all girls and women, including secure learning environments. All educational policies should take into account and provide for the needs of marginalised and at-risk groups, including women with disabilities and those from indigenous, minority or migrant backgrounds or those displaced by war; Schools, vocational training centres and other learning institutions should include business acumen and financial literacy in the curriculum to foster entrepreneurship amongst girls and women; Girls should be actively encouraged to study in the areas of STEM and information and communication technologies (ICTs), which can improve the competitiveness and economies of states by increasing innovation. States should also foster partnerships with the private sector to develop mentoring and scholarship programmes in STEM and ICT; Educational institutions should design tertiary education curricula to incorporate flexible learning options including part-time, evening or online classes; and Girls and women must be provided with access to safe and decent labour conditions. ...
Kenya seminar
IFUW, in partnership with UN Women East and Southern Africa, invite you to a multi-stakeholder panel discussion on: Perspectives on Women’s Education for Entrepreneurship in Africa 26 March 2015, 18:00 – 20:00 (followed by drinks reception, close 21.30) Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, Kigwa Road, Nairobi, Kenya THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN is an essential condition for sustainable development, social change and fiscal growth. In Africa, the rate of women’s entrepreneurship is higher than in any other region in the world, yet a substantial portion of African women entrepreneurs are concentrated in the informal, micro, low-growth, low-profit areas. How can the regional and institutional frameworks better support the transition of women entrepreneurs into more profitable and larger-scale markets? The seminar will seek to answer this question and others, including: How to promote business acumen and financial literacy in learning curricula and training programmes Best practices/case studies on what frameworks and initiatives have worked in Africa to empower more women entrepreneurs African women leaders: challenges and progress Attendance is free of charge. Please RSVP here to register your participation. Download the concept paper here Download the provisional programme here Download the flyer...
IFUW & Partners at CSW59
Join IFUW and its partner organisations – International Council of Women, Business and Professional Women International, Soroptimist International, Zonta International, and Project 5 – 0 for an exciting parallel event at the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) in New York. Participation is free and open to all. Title: Ensuring education for girls and women and the post-2015 agenda Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: Ukrainian National Women’s League, 203 2nd Avenue, NY 10003, New York Click here to download event...
Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All (2015)
An important new report by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and UNICEF explores why global progress has stalled since the early 2000s, when millions of additional children poured into the world’s classrooms, and provides the data and analysis needed to move forward and reach every child excluded from education. Read the report in full...
GWI manifesto launch
Join us for the official launch of GWI’s manifestos for girls’ and women’s education on 20 January 2015. Full details available here
