women, conflict, peace, and transformation 1
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By Peggy JohnsonTRANSCRIPT
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