Purpose :
The World Bank would like to invite you to an online discussion on Women
and the Economy, one of the Critical Areas of Concern identified in the
Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. Promoting the economic empowerment
of women is a key priority for the World Bank, and we are pleased to
facilitate this important discussion. The objective is to draw on the
collective experiences since Beijing and to identify what has worked well
and what hasn’t in improving the economic condition of women, and women’s
participation in the economy.
This thematic discussion on women and the economy is part of a series of
United Nations online discussions dedicated to the fifteen-year review of
the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
(1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General
Assembly (2000) ; and is hosted by WomenWatch, an inter-agency project of
the United Nations Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
(IANWGE). WomenWatch is a unique electronic gateway to web-based
information on all United Nations entities’ work and the outcomes of the
United Nations’ intergovernmental processes for the promotion of gender
equality and women’s empowerment. These discussions will be a contribution
to the 54 th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which will
take place March 1-12, 2010.
Section F of the Beijing Platform for Action presents 6 strategic
objectives for Women and the Economy :
1. Women’s economic rights and independence, including access to
employment, appropriate working conditions and control over economic
resources.
2. Facilitate women’s equal access to resources, employment, markets
and trade.
3. Provide business services, training and access to markets,
information and technology, particularly to low-income women.
4. Strengthen women’s economic capacity and commercial networks.
5. Eliminate occupational segregation and all forms of employment
discrimination.
6. Promote harmonization of work and family responsibilities for
women and men.
Key achievements and challenges were identified in the five and ten-year
reviews of the Beijing Platform for Action. Since then, there has been
further progress on many areas, but also many of the challenges persist,
or have become greater challenges. The current discussion on Women and
the Economy provides an opportunity to share views on achievements, gaps
and challenges, and to propose future action.
The discussion will run for four weeks and address the following issues :
November 23-29 : Achievements
November 30-December 6 : Gaps and Challenges
December 7-13 : Future Actions
December 14-21 : Summary of the Discussions.
The online discussion will be moderated by Cecilia Valdivieso (World
Bank), and you will need to sign up in order to participate, at the World
Bank’s Thematic Discussion Page on Women and the Economy (http://go.worldbank.org/4BYN1N7K70 )
Confirmation :
Once you have signed up, you will receive an email asking you to confirm
your subscription. After you have confirmed your subscription, you can
begin to participate in the discussion by sending an email to :
womenandtheeconomy@lists.worldbank.org
Après inscription, vous pouvez envoyer votre contribution à :
womenandtheeconomy@lists.worldbank.org
