Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: gender

TRAINING PROGRAMS: School for Women: Development and Empowerment – STEM edition

https://www.freiheit.org/andean-states/school-women-development-and-empowerment-stem-edition

The Somos Ciudadanía Association, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for the Andean Countries, successfully completed the „Women: Development and Empowerment – STEM Edition“ program for women from Lambayeque. This initiative targeted women aged 18 to 35 in the region with the objective of promoting their participation in these fields, strengthening their autonomy and freedom, and fostering their empowerment.
Andean Countries STEM Edition The gender

South Korea Election : Narrow presidential election victory for conservative political newcomer

https://www.freiheit.org/north-and-south-korea/narrow-presidential-election-victory-conservative-political-newcomer

Election thriller in South Korea´s presidential election: Just 0.73 percent of the vote decided victory and defeat. With 48.56 percent of the vote, the candidate of the conservative People Power Party, Yoon Suk-yeol, won the election. He will be South Korea´s next president.
main reason for this close result was another issue: gender

#FEMALEFORWARDINTERNATIONAL: A leader’s fight for freedom

https://www.freiheit.org/east-and-southeast-europe/leaders-fight-freedom

The story of Kosovo leader Edita Tahiri – from the struggle for independence to wartime peace negotiations and on to today. When it comes to formal peace processes and decision-making, discrimination against women continues. She still remains the only woman in the Balkans to have led formal peace negotiations. Being a liberal woman in a relatively conservative Balkan nation is not an easy task.
When the nation is in danger, there is no place for gender

COVID-19: COVID-19 impact on women informal cross border traders

https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/covid-19-impact-women-informal-cross-border-traders

‘Women informal cross border traders’ (WICBTs) play a vital role in sustaining Africa’s economy. Estimates suggest that between 50% to 60% of total intra-African trade is informal, and in most regions in Africa, including Southern Africa, women constitute around 70% of informal cross border traders (ICBTs). WICBTs do not only support their families and communities, they also provide an important contribution to the domestic and regional economies of their countries.
Mary Malunga, the Gender and Social Inclusion Officer

Southeast and East Asia : Thailand plans to recognize Same-Sex Unions

https://www.freiheit.org/southeast-and-east-asia/thailand-plans-recognize-same-sex-unions

While parts of Southeast Asia have vibrant LGBTQ communities, offering sanctuary to many, the absence of legal recognition for same-sex couples is a disparity. In 2024, hopes are high for a breakthrough as Thailand contemplates the passage of a same-sex marriage bill.
amendments seek to legalize same-sex unions by removing gender-specific