"Putting a price on domestic violence can help convince governments to act when they are not persuaded by human rights arguments alone," says our Ending Violence Against Women Specialist, Melissa Alvarado.
Read more:
Via
@ContextNewsroom
@MelissaUNWomen
Adding more women-led businesses to your suppliers pool is a brilliant way to unlock the potential of your company.
Visit our ‘Gender Responsive Procurement’ assessment tool:
#BuyForEqual
UN Women’s
#CentreinROK
🇰🇷 held the Forum on Financing for Gender Equality in
#Seoul
, where experts discussed strategies to implement the agreed conclusions of the recent
#CSW68
to lay out a path toward an equal society.
Read more:
Via
@TheKoreaHerald
Myth: Women are not as skilled as men in technology.
During our workshop in Seoul last week, our colleague from
#Bangladesh
Dilruba Haider, said debunking this myth is crucial to ensuring a just energy transition.
Learn more ➡️
Join us &
@iocmedia
for a series of workshops aimed at promoting gender equality in sports media. As
#Paris2024
sets the stage for gender parity, let's ensure our media does too! 🏅📰
Register now:
Calling all private sector champions for gender equality: Applications for the 2024 Asia-pacific
#WEPs
Awards are open now through June 30!
ℹ️ Register for our info session:
🔗 Read more:
@DFAT
@WEPrinciples
We extend our congratulations to the three enterprises of Asia-Pacific Care Accelerator Demo Day hosted during the
#FeministFinanceForum
:
FAMBEAR
LIFE CIRCLE HEALTH SERVICES
ECHOING HEALTHY AGEING
🤨 Gender concerns barely appear in climate action plans.
Yet, hundreds of millions more women and girls are at risk of descending into poverty and food insecurity, as temperatures soar.
Learn more about the issue in our Gender Snapshot Report:
Afghan women do not accept the restrictions on their right to learn, work & have a voice.
Find out more in
@unwomenafghan
's illustrated booklet featuring the interviews with Afghan advocates speaking out on behalf of millions who cannot:
@UNafghanistan
Poulomi Batthacharya is the founder & CEO of SilverGenie, a company providing personalized solutions on senior care. Poloumi will be at the
#FeministFinanceForum
this week showcasing her business as part of our Asia-Pacific Care Accelerator Demo Day!
💻
⌛️ Last days to apply to the
#Beijing30
Civil Society Steering Committee!
Are you a civil society member working on women’s issues in Asia-Pacific? Send in your proposal!
📅 Deadline: 12 May
🔗
@UNESCAP
We are pleased to announce that we will continue our cooperation with
@Dharmalifeindia
to advance women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.
Read more about our programme and join us by investing in innovations for an inclusive care economy:
Salma is a young Indonesian activist who believes that women and girls should be empowered to take an active role in national development.
Read more in her
#Beijing30
youth blog. 👉
@unwomenid
By involving stakeholders early on and communicating the benefits of a more gender inclusive procurement, you can help ease the transition.
Visit our ‘Gender Responsive Procurement’ assessment tool:
#BuyForEqual
🩸 I bleed
🩸 You bleed
🩸 She bleeds
🩸 We bleed
🩸 They bleed
When something is this common, we need to be able to talk about it!
It is time to break the stigma around periods.
Every purchase we make is a vote for the future we want to see. When we buy from a women-led business or brand, we are not just buying a product, we are investing in a world where women thrive.
More:
#BuyForEqual
We are looking for an Administrative Associate, Dhaka (Local Post for Bangladesh Nationals and Applicants with Valid Work Permit) to ensure consistent service delivery and to resolve complex administration related issues.
Deadline: 16 May 24
👉 Apply:
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Actions turns 30 next year and to celebrate, we’re inviting young people from Asia-Pacific to submit content for our Youth Blog!
Read more:
#Beijing30
Our panel ‘Leadership to transform care: Making the economy work for women’ at
@ESCAP
’s
#FeministFinanceForum
will gather perspectives from panelists leading efforts to transform the care economy in Asia-Pacific.
Stay tuned for updates!
#Care4WEE
#careeconomy