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Within the framework of International Women's Day, which symbolizes the struggle of women to achieve the same rights as men, a worldwide study by UN Women showed that inequality between men and women persists in the workplace, public, educational, health and family.
In 1995, within the framework of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 189 countries signed the Beijing Platform for Action to achieve the empowerment of women in the world - a process by which people strengthen their capacities, confidence, vision and leadership as a social group to promote positive changes in the situations in which they live. 20 years later, a UN Women study that covered 167 countries and had input from civil society and governments, reported: “While the recognition of gender equality as a global priority by a wide range of actors is growing, this does not translate into a real change in the lives of women and girls ”.
No country in the world achieved gender equality. Discrimination and underinvestment by governments - for example in education and training for women - remain the main factors impeding progress. “Pervasive discriminatory norms, stereotypes and violence show that discrimination based on gender is deeply ingrained in the minds of individuals, institutions and societies,” wrote UN Women Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
The Beijing Platform for Action is based on the 12 areas in which women are most vulnerable: women and poverty, education and training of women, women and health, violence against women, women and armed conflict, women and the economy, women in power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, women's human rights, women and the media, women and the environment, and the girl. The following is a brief summary of the results of the study in some of these areas and the recommendations for States.
Women and poverty: Women are more likely than men to live in poverty and have less access to decent work, assets and formal credit. Addressing the causes of poverty requires eliminating gender inequalities at work, ensuring social protection throughout the life cycle, equal access to property and credit, and increasing investment in infrastructure and basic social services. More and better data on women's poverty are needed to provide a multidimensional and gender response to the phenomenon.
Education and training of women: The gender gap was closed in primary schools; however, gender disparity in secondary education continues in all regions. It is vital to improve the quality of education, promote a gender approach in teaching - through the revision of textbooks and curricula, to eliminate stereotypes -, ensure a safe school environment for girls and support young women in your transition from school to work. Economic barriers to girls' education must be addressed through financial support, provision of supplies, transportation and food.
Women and health: The life expectancy of women increased in the last 20 years, however the levels of maternal mortality remain high in some regions. There was an increase in access to contraceptive methods. However, there is still a lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services. The number of women living with HIV has increased globally since 2001. It is vital to improve the availability and access to health services and to promote knowledge of the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls. It is very important to provide information about family planning and contraceptive methods to women, and to raise awareness in men about their responsibility in relation to these issues. Free access to health services and essential medicines is necessary, particularly in rural areas; greater focus on prevention; and the training and education of health care personnel. It is equally important to generate communication and understanding between men and women about the health needs of women.
Violence against women: Rates of violence against women are unacceptably high: according to global studies, 35 percent of women in the world experienced physical and / or sexual violence in their lifetime. The biggest obstacle against gender violence is the persistence of discriminatory attitudes and social norms that systematize violence. Legal and political frameworks that address all forms of violence against women must be generated and strengthened
es, and provide resources for the implementation of long-term multi-sectoral strategies to prevent them. It is important to improve data and evidence on violence against women through surveys and research on its causes and consequences.
Women and the economy: In the last 20 years the gender gap in labor market participation has been reduced from 28 to 26 percent (with significant regional variations). Women are overrepresented in poorly paid jobs, have less access to social protection, and are paid less on average than men for the same job. It is necessary to strengthen the measures that guarantee the rights of women at work; generate decent work and redistribute and reduce women's care work (unpaid) through protection measures, accessible and quality services and better infrastructure.
Women in power and decision-making: Despite the steady rise in political representation of women, they remain underrepresented in senior positions in the public and private sectors. Discrimination, gender bias, the threat of violence, harassment and intimidation persist and contribute to low levels of political participation for women. It is vital to apply temporary special measures to achieve gender balance in decision-making bodies, such as the adoption of quotas, and explicit constitutional and legal reforms that ensure equal access for women and full participation in decision-making .
Women and the media: The persistence of negative and stereotyped images of women and girls in the media presents a significant risk for them in the face of new forms of online abuse. The advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women through ICT (information and communication technologies) requires the formulation of strategies with a gender perspective and the establishment of legal reforms and monitoring mechanisms.
“By the year 2030 at the latest, we want to live in a world in which at least half of parliamentarians, university students, executive directors and civil society leaders, and in any other sphere, are women ”Said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Due to the results of the report, on March 6 UN Women launched the campaign “For a planet 50-50 in 2030: Let's step forward for gender equality”, to encourage governments to make commitments in favor of action. For this purpose, it launched a special web platform -http: //beijing20.unwomen.org/es/step-it-up - to attract international attention in the media.
Links
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
UN Women Gender Equality Infographic: Where do we stand?
Report on 20 years of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Actualidad
Within the framework of International Women's Day, which symbolizes the struggle of women to achieve the same rights as men, a worldwide study by UN Women showed that inequality between men and women persists in the workplace, public, educational, health and family.
In 1995, within the framework of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 189 countries signed the Beijing Platform for Action to achieve the empowerment of women in the world - a process by which people strengthen their capacities, confidence, vision and leadership as a social group to promote positive changes in the situations in which they live. 20 years later, a UN Women study that covered 167 countries and had input from civil society and governments, reported: “While the recognition of gender equality as a global priority by a wide range of actors is growing, this does not translate into a real change in the lives of women and girls ”.
No country in the world achieved gender equality. Discrimination and underinvestment by governments - for example in education and training for women - remain the main factors impeding progress. “Pervasive discriminatory norms, stereotypes and violence show that discrimination based on gender is deeply ingrained in the minds of individuals, institutions and societies,” wrote UN Women Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
The Beijing Platform for Action is based on the 12 areas in which women are most vulnerable: women and poverty, education and training of women, women and health, violence against women, women and armed conflict, women and the economy, women in power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, women's human rights, women and the media, women and the environment, and the girl. The following is a brief summary of the results of the study in some of these areas and the recommendations for States.
Women and poverty: Women are more likely than men to live in poverty and have less access to decent work, assets and formal credit. Addressing the causes of poverty requires eliminating gender inequalities at work, ensuring social protection throughout the life cycle, equal access to property and credit, and increasing investment in infrastructure and basic social services. More and better data on women's poverty are needed to provide a multidimensional and gender response to the phenomenon.
Education and training of women: The gender gap was closed in primary schools; however, gender disparity in secondary education continues in all regions. It is vital to improve the quality of education, promote a gender approach in teaching - through the revision of textbooks and curricula, to eliminate stereotypes -, ensure a safe school environment for girls and support young women in your transition from school to work. Economic barriers to girls' education must be addressed through financial support, provision of supplies, transportation and food.
Women and health: The life expectancy of women increased in the last 20 years, however the levels of maternal mortality remain high in some regions. There was an increase in access to contraceptive methods. However, there is still a lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services. The number of women living with HIV has increased globally since 2001. It is vital to improve the availability and access to health services and to promote knowledge of the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls. It is very important to provide information about family planning and contraceptive methods to women, and to raise awareness in men about their responsibility in relation to these issues. Free access to health services and essential medicines is necessary, particularly in rural areas; greater focus on prevention; and the training and education of health care personnel. It is equally important to generate communication and understanding between men and women about the health needs of women.
Violence against women: Rates of violence against women are unacceptably high: according to global studies, 35 percent of women in the world experienced physical and / or sexual violence in their lifetime. The biggest obstacle against gender violence is the persistence of discriminatory attitudes and social norms that systematize violence. Legal and political frameworks that address all forms of violence against women must be generated and strengthened
es, and provide resources for the implementation of long-term multi-sectoral strategies to prevent them. It is important to improve data and evidence on violence against women through surveys and research on its causes and consequences.
Women and the economy: In the last 20 years the gender gap in labor market participation has been reduced from 28 to 26 percent (with significant regional variations). Women are overrepresented in poorly paid jobs, have less access to social protection, and are paid less on average than men for the same job. It is necessary to strengthen the measures that guarantee the rights of women at work; generate decent work and redistribute and reduce women's care work (unpaid) through protection measures, accessible and quality services and better infrastructure.
Women in power and decision-making: Despite the steady rise in political representation of women, they remain underrepresented in senior positions in the public and private sectors. Discrimination, gender bias, the threat of violence, harassment and intimidation persist and contribute to low levels of political participation for women. It is vital to apply temporary special measures to achieve gender balance in decision-making bodies, such as the adoption of quotas, and explicit constitutional and legal reforms that ensure equal access for women and full participation in decision-making .
Women and the media: The persistence of negative and stereotyped images of women and girls in the media presents a significant risk for them in the face of new forms of online abuse. The advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women through ICT (information and communication technologies) requires the formulation of strategies with a gender perspective and the establishment of legal reforms and monitoring mechanisms.
“By the year 2030 at the latest, we want to live in a world in which at least half of parliamentarians, university students, executive directors and civil society leaders, and in any other sphere, are women ”Said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Due to the results of the report, on March 6 UN Women launched the campaign “For a planet 50-50 in 2030: Let's step forward for gender equality”, to encourage governments to make commitments in favor of action. For this purpose, it launched a special web platform -http: //beijing20.unwomen.org/es/step-it-up - to attract international attention in the media.
Links
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
UN Women Gender Equality Infographic: Where do we stand?
Report on 20 years of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action