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06 OCCASIONAL PAPERS - Putting gender economics at the forefront

Table of contents Table of Contents Time to move forward Feminist economics and the new development paradigm The road map to prosperity for all is to invest in people and gender equality Gender and poverty:...

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The GEI 2009

The Gender Equity Index (GEI) 2009, computed by Social Watch, shows that the gender gap is not narrowing in most countries. A majority of the countries that show progress are those that were already comparatively...

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BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX (BCI) 2009

The BCI uses an alternative methodology to register the progress – or lack of progress – towards compliance with the Millennium Development Goals. This index constitutes a new methodology that complements in numerous respects the...

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Basic Capabilities Index (BCI) 2008 - WAY TOO SLOW!

Table of contents The BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX BCI 2008 country by country BCI 2008 evolution BCI evolution and projection BCI by region The MDGs, easier said than measured How is China really doing? Methodology (PDF)...

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Social Watch Report 2008: Rights is the answer

Social Watch in the world

Social Watch: promoting accountability

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Rights in the time of crisis

Box: How is China really doing?

Box: The MDGs, easier said than...

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Gender Equity Index (GEI) 2008

Table of contents GEI values in 2008 Evolution of the GEI 2008 Recent evolution of the GEI components SW Gender Equity Index 2008 Education Gap Economic Activity Gap Empowerment Gap The stairway to gender equity...

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SOCIAL WATCH

Social Watch was created in 1995 during the “Social Summit” (World Summit on Social Development in Copenhagen) to create a civil society instrument to make governments accountable to their solemn commitments to eradicate poverty, achieve gender equity and reduce inequalities.
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