THEME 2022 “Use and Abuse of Technology” This year’s theme focuses on the role of technology as a tool that can both enable and impede human trafficking. With the global expansion in the use of technology - intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of our everyday life to online platforms -- the crime of human trafficking has conquered cyber space. The internet and digital platforms offer traffickers numerous tools to recruit, exploit, and control victims; organize their … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day – JUNE 21
June 17, 2022 by
On 13 June 1996, Governor General Roméo LeBlanc announced the government’s intention to have an annual, national celebration of Indigenous peoples. Later that month, on the 21st, Canada celebrated its first National Aboriginal Day. National Indigenous Peoples Day or past National Aboriginal Day, 21 June, is an official day of celebration to recognize and honor the achievements, history and rich cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. This day has been celebrated as a … [Read more...]
PM Urged To Do More On Canada’s Workplace Equality
October 15, 2019 by
When he entered the Prime Minister’s Office, Justin Trudeau vowed to push forward gender equality in the workplace. But not all diversity experts believe much has changed for women. There are no female CEOs on corporations in the S&P/TSX 60 Index, alongside the very low amount of women sitting on corporate boards. Just two years ago, women held only 15% of all board seats among publicly-traded companies. That’s just a 1% increase on the year before. While for years there has been serious … [Read more...]
Grants for Women-Owned Businesses You Need to Know About
May 25, 2018 by
More and more women launch their own business. In 1997 5.4 million women were company owners. In 2017 this number is more than twice as big, 11.31 million. It shows that ladies have a tremendous impact on the small business all over the U.S. There are so many things that you might need to consider when you start your business. A common thing that you will need to get is business insurance. However, there are loads of other things that you need to consider. For example, if your business uses a … [Read more...]
5 Causes of Injury to Women in the Workplace
August 16, 2017 by
Since the end of World War II, women’s participation in the workforce has increased significantly from less than a third, to 47% in 2017. Peak labor force participation was in 1999, with a rate of 60% of women being employed. According to reports from the Department of Labor, 74.6 million women are in the workforce, and these women usually work full or part time and are over 16 years of age. With women fulfilling nearly half of the job opportunities, it is important to see how gender changes … [Read more...]
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS, MARCH 20
March 19, 2017 by
This campaign is a global celebration to mark the United Nations International Day of Happiness. It is coordinated by Action for Happiness, a non-profit movement of people from 160 countries, supported by a partnership of like-minded organizations. A profound shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising that 'progress' should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy. March 20 has been established as the annual … [Read more...]
Tracking gender statistics in pursuit of SDG 5
November 1, 2016 by
To deepen the understanding of the different challenges women and men face in today’s world, statisticians use disaggregated data and gender statistics to allow for a unique insight into gender issues. The 6th Global Forum on Gender Statistics, organized by UN DESA’s Statistics Division and Statistics Finland, focused on data and statistical methods for the follow-up and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was an opportunity to take stock of progress towards the … [Read more...]
Disarmament Week, OCT 24-30
October 20, 2016 by
The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Document of the General Assembly 1978 special session on disarmament (resolution S-10/2). States were invited to highlight the danger of the arms race, propagate the need for its cessation and increase public understanding of the urgent tasks of disarmament. The annual UN observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of … [Read more...]
Virtual Dialogue: Gender Equality Panel – 24 Oct to 11 Nov, 2016
October 13, 2016 by
This Virtual Dialogue will take place online from 24 October to 11 November, 2016 within the UN Women Training Centre Gender Equality Community of Practice (CoP), aimeing to reflect on how trainers are currently trained, developed or "made"; what qualifications they should have; what criteria and credentials they should meet; what kinds of professional ethics and standards they should aspire to uphold; how this should be decided and by whom; and what the opportunities and limitations of such … [Read more...]
6th Global Forum on Gender Statistics – Helsinki, Finland, 24-26 October 2016
October 6, 2016 by
The Global Gender Statistics Programme is mandated by the United Nations Statistical Commission, implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and coordinated by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics IAEG-GS. The Programme encompasses: improving coherence among existing initiatives on gender statistics through international coordination developing and promoting methodological guidelines in existing domains as well as in emerging areas of gender … [Read more...]
