strategy
Promoting participation of women in non-government organizations
Synonyms:
Strengthening participation of women in associations Implementation:
The number of women holding influential positions in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cress Societies has increased in recent years, and partially as a consequence of the adoption of the Federation's Plan of Action, Women in Development. For instance, from 1990 to 1993, women in influential positions in the Federation's Secretariat Management Group increased from zero to 29%, at the Head of Department/Service level from 9 to 21%, and at the Senior Delegate, Relief and Development level from 6 to 20%. Broader:
Improving participationStrengthening citizen participationExpanding social participation of womenDeveloping non-government organizationsPromoting political participation of womenSupporting participation of women in work forceEstablishing equal opportunity for women in employmentStrengthening participation of women in sustainable development programmes Narrower:
Increasing participation of women in trade unionsIncreasing participation of women in cooperatives Constrains:
Denying right of employment for womenPreserving inequality of employment opportunities for women Facilitates:
Protecting acquired legal rights of womenSupporting development of women's organizations Facilitated by:
Improving skill base of women Problems:
Discrimination against women in employmentDiscrimination against women in employment in intergovernmental organizations
Discrimination against women in politics
Discrimination against women in public life
Discrimination in the employment of women with family responsibilities
Gender stereotyping of employment
Unequal employment opportunities for women
Organizations:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Labour Organization World Health Organization General Federation of Women's Clubs United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Development Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organization World Food Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Office at Vienna United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women United Nations Development Fund for Women United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Population Fund Subjects:
Society → WomenSocial Activity → Participation
Social Activity → Nongovernmental
Communication → Promotion
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
