https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/15614
This paper endeavors to make visible the targeting of poor women from religious minorities in contexts where society and/or the state both engage in religious ‘otherisation’. The paper seeks to contribute to addressing the blind spot in both feminist and freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) scholarship on the experiences of the intersection of religious marginality, economic exclusion, and gender inequality. The main arguments of this paper are presented in five key propositions which describe and analyse the ways in which the interface between targeting and vulnerability influence the position of women who belong to religious minorities. The final part of the paper elucidates the interconnections among the multiple threads informing these propositions and what accounts for their prevalence.
Извор: WUNRN – 13.10.2020
International Day of the Girl 2020 – VIDEO
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The most dangerous thing to do in the world is to be born a girl during a global pandemic!
International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2020
Keeping the Promises Made to Girls in Beijing in 1995
GENEVA (9 October 2020) – On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN human rights experts* have highlighted the vulnerabilities of girls in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Governments to unlock young girls' potential and keep the promises made to them in Beijing, 25 years ago.
Twenty-five years ago in Beijing, China, the world made promises to girls all around the globe. Governments promised them they would take all necessary steps to safeguard their equal rights and ensure that girls achieve their full potential. World leaders promised to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against girls, to provide them opportunities on an equal basis with boys, to promote and protect their rights, to eliminate the economic exploitation and to empower them to participate in social, economic, political and cultural life. They were promised an enabling environment, where their spiritual, intellectual and material needs for survival, protection and development are met.
Nearly 64 million girls were born in 1995, the year the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted, beginning their lives as the global community committed to improving their rights. In 2020, nearly 68 million girls are expected to be born. The analysis presented in this report shows that while girls’ lives are better today than they were 25 years ago, these gains are uneven across regions and countries. This is particularly true for adolescent girls.
This year’s International Day of the Girl aims to raise awareness of the challenges girls face and promote their empowerment and human rights. If effectively supported during adolescence, girls have the potential to change the world—both as the empowered girls of today and tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. Investing in girls today promises a more equitable and prosperous future for everyone—one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving climate change, political conflict, economic growth, disease prevention, and global sustainability.
Direct Link to Full 41-Page Report:
https://r4d.org/wp-content/uploads/Innovating-to-Address-GBV.pdf
Извор: WUNRN – 10.10.2020
International Day of the Girl – 2020 GWI Toolkit
Direct Link to Full 19-Page Equal Future Toolkit:
https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/2020genderreport
Paris, 9 October, 2020 – A UNESCO report released on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child shows that 180 million more girls have enrolled in primary and secondary education since 1995. However, despite an increase across all levels of education, girls are still more likely to suffer exclusion than boys, and this is further exacerbated by the current pandemic. It therefore remains vital for governments to tackle persisting discrimination to achieve equality for the next generation of girls, argues the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, A New Generation: 25 years of efforts for gender equality in education.
Building on the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report, this report investigates how inclusion in education can advance gender equality in and through education, which is critical to make progress towards gender equality in society. The goal of gender equality is, of course, not new. It was enshrined in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and was at the core of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, whose 25th anniversary is marked in 2020.
