Guidelines to address the specific needs of women and girls with disabilities Globally, nearly 1 in 5 women have a disability which may be physical, sensory, cognitive, or psychosocial. ADB published its first guidelines on gender equality and disability inclusion, outlining how development work can recognize, respect, and incorporate the voices and lived experiences of … Read more
The ILSGEN team of the ITCILO, in collaboration with the UN Global Compact, is glad to invite to join the Countdown to International Women’s Day — a high-impact, interactive learning journey designed to help companies move from commitment to action on gender equality. Starting from 22 February, it is possible to join global peers in … Read more
Meeting of NGO CSW Vienna and NGO CSD Vienna – information received from WILPF Austria On the initiative of and together with NGO committees of the United Nations in Vienna, WILPF Austria is organizing a discussion on the topic of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and its implementation on February 22 from … Read more
Designing effective workplace policies against violence and harassment JOIN OUR UPCOMING E-WORKSHOP APPLICATION NOW OPEN! (click here to learn more and apply) For more information: ilsgen@itcilo.org Violence and harassment at work pose significant threats to the dignity, security, and well-being of individuals, impacting not only workers and employers but also their families, communities, and society … Read more
Experiences, Potentials and Challenges Until recently, foreign policy was a marginal topic in political discourse, relegated to the sidelines of newspaper coverage. Yet, in recent years, the tides have shifted noticeably, gaining momentum fuelled by ongoing crises and escalating violence that call for new concepts and innovative approaches. Therefore, on the invitation of the Second … Read more
This document is both a free-standing overview of SAKCHAM and a manual to engage development practitioners and donors in learning about how CARE Nepal successfully used a right-based approach to tackle women´s empowerment (WE) in post-conflict Nepal. This manual profiles CARE Nepal’s exciting WE work in the SAKCHAM project, which was implemented from 2007 until … Read more
Equimundos globally recognized report on fatherhood just launched. The State of the World’s Fathers 2023 report (SOWF 2023), launched this week at the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda, reveals that thousands of women and men across the world are calling for care to be central to their lives, which can only be addressed by a fundamental … Read more
What answers do the Guidelines for Feminist Foreign Policy and the Strategy for Feminist Development Policy provide? May 3, 2023, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Zoom, Language of event is English Background: All ten countries from CARE’s annual report Breaking the Silence that received the least media coverage last year were in sub-Saharan Africa. Women affected … Read more
This is a call for your endorsement by Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Económica y Social LATINDADD The recent case of Ecuador, but also the serious context that Argentina and Haiti are living, as a result of the social and economic impacts caused by IMF`s austerity policies, are of very high concern. We believe it is … Read more
Practice the skills to facilitate change towards more inclusive workplaces Gain a different perspective on attitudinal change and Become a CHANGE AGENT in your own organization Join the ITCILO workshop on Facilitating for Equality ITCILO, Turin (Italy) 02 – 06 December 2019 The programme can accommodate a maximum of 18 participants so HURRY UP AND •DYNAMIC•PARTICIPATIVE•WORK-RELATED•CREATIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE•CONTEMPORARY• … Read more