WOMEN, CONFLICT, PEACE, AND TRANSFORMATION:

Rhetoric & Reality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZAGL2M_Us

SOME MAKE STEPS FORWARD,

SOME ARE LEFT BEHIND

173 countries guarantee paid maternity leave

139 constitutions guarantee gender equality

125 countries outlaw domestic violence (see Figure 1)

117 countries have equal pay laws

115 countries guarantee women’s equal property rights

127 countries do not explicitly criminalize rape within marriage

61 countries severely restrict women’s rights to abortion

53 percent of women work in vulnerable employment

50 countries have a lower legal age of marriage for women than for men

10-30 percent is the average pay gap between women and men

There has been progress in every region, so that in 2011:

But despite significant advances:

2011-2012 Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice

http://progress.unwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/EN-Summary-Progress-of-the-Worlds-Women1.pdf

SO HOW ARE WE DOING IN THE UNITED STATES?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUgSQHeduZE&feature=related

Chile

United States

Kingdom of Bhutan

Brazil

Iran

Republic of Korea

Nigeria

Denmark

Bangladesh

Liberia

GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX 2011http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-gender-gap

Country Ranking Inconsistencies

Denmark 7 68 in Health & Survival

United States 17 39 in H & S, 39 in Political Empowerment

Chile 46 106 in Political Empowerment

Bangladesh 69 11 in Pol. Empowerment, 118 in Education Attainment

Brazil 82 1 in H & S, 114 in Pol Empowerment

South Korea 107 78 in Health & Survival

Nigeria 120 consistent

Iran 125 85 in H & S

Bhutan

Liberia

http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/gii/

Country Rank (out of 187)

Denmark 3

South Korea 11

United States 47

Chile 68

Brazil 80

Iran 92

Bhutan 98

Liberia 142

Bangladesh 146

Nigeria

http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/gii/

WOMEN AND EMPOWERMENT

Annual Report documents UN Women’s work. (http://www.unwomen.org/resources/annual-report/)

Progress of the World’s Women 2011-2012 outlines ten recommendations to make justice systems work for women. (http://progress.unwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/EN-Summary-Progress-of-the-Worlds-Women1.pdf)

Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business (http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/human_rights/Resources/WEP_EMB_Booklet.pdf)

Ranking

Country and# of Peacekeepers

Percentage Female

1 Bangladesh – 10,245 2.3%

5 Nigeria – 5.714 5.5%

11 Brazil – 2,447 1.1%

34 South Korea – 634 2.4%

36 Chile – 529 2.1%

56 United States – 131 12.2%

83 Denmark – 31 3.2%

112 Iran – 2 0.0%

--- Liberia

--- Bhutan

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/contributors/2012/March12_2.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1k5-IdK4E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML_8Kzf2Hk&feature=relmfu

WOMEN IN GOVERNMENTRank Country Lower or

Single House (% Women)

Upper House or Senate

13 Denmark 39.1 ---

65 Bangladesh 19.7 ---

78 United States 16.8 17

87 South Korea 14.7 ---

88 Chile 14.2 13.2

113 Liberia 9.6 13.3

116 Brazil 8.6 16

117 Bhutan 8.5 24

125 Nigeria 6.8 6.4

137 Iran 2.8 ---

http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm

NGOS – THE PATH TO EMPOWERMENT?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8EcLGkc_T4&feature=plcp&context=C445983dVDvjVQa1PpcFML1Nvk_YrvfKtkOno2elZ75_RsCEcTEEk%3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikH7pKFmkyE&feature=player_embedded

#!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8BO_uVklBA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ger5OyeMGg&list=UUXkUynVX4GdVKJpzU8Gyisg&index=1&feature=plcp

DISCUSSION

•Does anyone have a personal experience with an NGO that is a illustration of how NGOs foster gender equity, peacebuilding, etc.?

•3 of the 4 NGOs we looked at have an all-female Board of Directors. How do you feel about that? Pros & Cons?

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHCBLgn30Y

It’s a question of courage; it’s a question of actually facing the issues, accepting the reality, and then dealing with it. Whatever you do, bear the bashing, grit your teeth, and smile – there will be others after you.Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund