Monthly Archives: October 2011

Gender Equality : Progress and Challenges worldwide

In its latest World Development Report released in September 2011, the World Bank recognises again that gender equality is smart economics – and that it matters for development. Image source: http://www.worldbank.org With women now representing 40% of the global labour … Continue reading

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Empowered Women – Nobel Women!

Given equal opportunities in governance and development, women pull others – children, families, more women – into an expanding circle of benefits that features education, healthcare, employment and peace. One empowered woman empowers many other people, functioning as she does … Continue reading

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