Global Scans · Gender Equality · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.

• [New] From 2023 to 2025, ResiNorte will improve access to life-saving Sexual and Reproductive Health and address gender-based violence, ensuring a comprehensive response to GBV. / Mozambique UNFPA Mozambique
• [New] Women leaders are leaving their companies at the highest rate ever recorded, and at a higher rate than men in leadership - which could be because the prioritization of gender diversity is decreasing year on year. GirlTalkHQ
• [New] Life expectancy among women in the US is predicted to improve less than men's, shrinking the gap in life expectancy by gender. CNN
• [New] Treatments for gender dysphoria carry health risks, such as negative impacts to fertility, diminished bone density and a higher risk of cancer. CBS News
• [New] As conflicts spread across the globe, it is important to remember that in conflict situations, women are at a higher risk of gender-based violence and it can be used as a tactic of war. Shout Out UK
• [New] The Indian Constitution envisions gender equality through its provisions such as the Right to Equality and provisions for the protection of women against discrimination. Think With Niche
• [New] Closing the gender gap in labour force participation and management in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries could raise global economic activity by roughly $7 trillion. GreenMoney Journal
• [New] Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years gender and sexual rights are increasingly under threat from a global wave of gender backlash. Institute of Development Studies
• [New] At the current pace of progress, gender parity in parliaments will not be achieved until 2063, child marriage will persist until 2092, and it will take 137 years to end extreme poverty among women. Scientific American
• [New] UN Women will call for intensifying efforts to achieve a world at peace with nature, tackling gender inequalities and ensuring women's and girls' full, meaningful, and equal participation and leadership in biodiversity conservation. UN Women - Headquarters
• [New] Gender-specific Health Vulnerabilities: UN Women and WHO reports show that women in conflict zones face higher rates of communicable diseases and other health risks compared to men. PMF IAS
• [New] An amendment to New York's constitution could bar discrimination based on things including gender identity and pregnancy outcomes. ABC News
• [New] In New York, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would bar discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes. CNBC
• [New] New York will vote on Proposal 1, which expands the New York State Constitution's equal-protection clause to include sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy. ABC News
• At the current rate, it could take 137 years to lift all women out of poverty and gender parity in parliaments will not be reached until 2063. Commonwealth
• Closing gender gaps in farm productivity and food system wages could raise women farmers' incomes and increase global GDP by $1 trillion. UN DESA VOICE
• Last year's G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi brought digital inclusion to the forefront of global policy discussions and set a target to halve the digital gender gap by 2030. Newsroom
• Any advances on gender apartheid will still require coordinated international campaigns, as well as legal and accountability frameworks, alongside awareness-raising and education to enhance global understanding that gender apartheid is a serious human rights violation. ODI: Think change
• Labour relations in Mexico will be strengthened, and that tripartite actors will be fully aware of their rights and responsibilities within the new labour justice model, with an inclusive approach that promotes gender equality. International Labour Organization
• The GEF initiative comes at a time when fragile progress on gender equality is under threat from a global pushback on gender equality and human rights, combined with shrinking civic space. Funds for Individuals - Grants and Resources for Sustai
• More investors are seeing that gender is a lens that can cut across climate and other thematic opportunities, and that it offers the potential to enhance returns, mitigate systemic risk and deepen value creation. ImpactAlpha
• Despite crucial strides toward gender equality, current estimates suggest that it will take well over 100 years to close the global gender gap. Eventbrite

Last updated: 15 December 2024