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Home > Linking Gender and Sustainable Development - Updated: 23-08-2002 3:22 pm
For UNESCO, mainstreaming gender in sustainable development means committing to human security - a concept that encompasses ecological, economic, social, cultural and personal security for women and men alike.  

Book
Changing times Changing attitudes - Alternative portrayals of men and women - by UNESCO
Fourteen of the best radio programmes produced in the UNESCO-DANIDA project, which have now been distributed to trainers and practitioners working in radio programme production and non-formal education throughout Africa. More

cultre of peace50.gifEducation for a Culture of Peace in a Gender Perspective - by Professor Betty Reardon - UNESCO
This publication, based on a comprehensive, gender-sensitive approach to peace education, has been written during the first year of the United Nations International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010). More

women and urban crises brochure50.gifFemmes dans les crises urbaines - by François Hainard et Christine Verschuur (éds) - UNESCO
Relations de genre et environnements précaires More

women's rights and bioethics50.gifWomen's Rights and Bioethics - by International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO
This book, based on the Round Table on Bioethics and Women held at UNESCO during the Fourth Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), presents the experience of field workers and actors in areas as diverse as health, legal affairs, governance, education and psychology. More


Documents
gender_parity50.gifThe Challenge of Achieving Gender Parity in Basic Education. A Statistical Review, 1990-1998. - by UNESCO
This Report attempts to produce a global picture of the present situation, provide an anlysis of the disparities which exist in primary and secondary education, and identify present trends in particular regionas and societieis. More

Gender and Post-literacy: A Non-formal Education Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention - by Namtip Aksornkool - UNESCO
Results of an awareness-raising workshop in Mbabane, Swaziland for education, health care and communication professionals from Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe to assist in preparing post-literacy materials to teach safe sex. More

blue women50.gifGender Equality and Equity - by UNESCO
A summary review of UNESCO's accomplishments since the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995). More

African Stories - by UNESCO
Results of the UNESCO-DANIDA workshops for the preparation of post-literacy reading materials and radio programmes for girls and women in Africa. More

Guidelines on Gender-Neutral Language - by Annie Desprez-Bouanchaud, Janet Doolaege, Lydia Ruprecht and Breda Pavlic - UNESCO
Third edition of a booklet first published by UNESCO in 1987. More

Wscuk50.gifWomen, Science and Technology: Towards a New Development? - by UNESCO
Highlights from the debate on gender issues at the World Conference on Science for the Twenty-first Century, Budapest, 1999, More

Toolkit on Gender Indicators in Engineering, Science and Technology - by Sophia Huyer and Gunnar Westholm - UNESCO
Produced within UNESCO’s University–Industry-Science Partnership (UNISPAR) programme in UNESCO’s Science Sector, with a view to promoting gender-disaggregated data in S&T activities. More

Mainwom50.gifUNESCO - Mainstreaming the Needs of Women - by UNESCO
Booklet on the challenge of gender equality and equity, and work thereon in UNESCO’s various programme sectors. More


Projects
Asia Pacific Gender Equity in Science and Technology (APGEST)
Linking modern and indigenous knowledge, UNESCO supports specific technologies and local practices that empower women to combat poverty. >> More

Cities, the Environment and Gender Relations
UNESCO supports action-research projects that are accompanying local initiatives. >> More

Curriculum theme: women and sustainable development
UNESCO has developed an online teacher education programme to explore ways in which women are working to promote sustainable development in their communities and how these ideas can be integrated into a teaching programme. >> More

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
In collaboration with the "Forum for African Women Educationalists" (FAWE), ESD conducted a study on economic activities and technology needs of women farmers and producers in Machakos, Kenya. >> More

Special Project on Scientific, Technical and Vocational Education of Girls in Africa
UNESCO is developing gender-sensitive teaching material to overcome the barriers to girls' access to and successful completion of scientific, technical and vocational education. >> More

United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI)
UNESCO provides strategic guidelines for Member States on how to strengthen national policies and programmes to ensure women's and girls' right to education. >> More

Women and Gender in Science
UNESCO seeks to create an enabling policy environment for gender equity in science and technology. >> More

Women in the Media
UNESCO provides training and technical support for radio programme production to women running community radio stations; radio being a powerful tool for giving voice to women in developing countries and fostering participatory democracies. >> More


Websites
CSD Women's Caucus
A caucus of women's organisations and NGOs concerned with gender & sustainable development issues.
>> More info   >> Go to website

Culture, Women and Gender Equality
Web-site within UNESCO’s Culture Sector provides entries to reference sources.
>> More info   >> Go to website

IDRC Gender and Sustainable Development Unit
Integrating a gender perspective in all the programmes and initiatives of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.
>> More info   >> Go to website

Site developed by UNESCO’s Women and Gender Equality Unit.
UNESCO Linking Gender and Sustainable Development
>> More info   >> Go to website

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future - Gender focus
Women and Sustainable Development’ is one of 25 modules in a multimedia teacher education programme published by UNESCO in 2002 as part of its function as task manager of Chapter 36 of Agenda 21 and as a contribution to the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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UNESCO Women and Gender Equality Website
Principal entry in UNESCO’s web-site to activities on gender issues within the Organization.
>> More info   >> Go to website

UNESCO-L’Oréal Partnership for Women in Science
Includes L’Oréal Awards for Women in Science and a fellowship scheme for encouraging young women working in doctoral and postdoctoral research.
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women - Beijing Conference
Fourth World Conference on Women - Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1995
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women - Beijing+5
2000
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women and Gender in Social and Human Sciences
Web-site of activities regarding women in UNESCO’s Sector of Social and Human Sciences
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women and Water: Resources Supply and Use
Project which ran from 1996 to 1999 within UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP), with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women on the Net
Assisting women in using the Internet for their empowerment.
>> More info   >> Go to website

Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
WEDO is an international advocacy organization that seeks to increase the power of women worldwide as policymakers at all levels in governments, institutions and forums to achieve economic and social justice, a healthy and peaceful planet, and human rights for all.
>> More info   >> Go to website


News
Women, Peace and Sustainable Development - Contribution to WSSD - (UNESCO BSP/WYS - SC/AP)
13-08-2002 10:00 pm Working Groups on “Women and a Culture of Peace” and of “Women, Science and Technology : from Budapest to Johannesburg” of the Collective Consultation of NGOs at UNESCO “Gender Equality and Equity”. More


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Features

Articles
14/08/2002 - Why link Gender And Sustainable Development ? - UNESCO BSP/WGE
Nenek50.jpgSustainable development must be for all, men and women alike.More


Documents
UNESCO - Mainstreaming the Needs of Women
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Websites
UNESCO Women and Gender Equality Website (Go)


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