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Asia-Pacific has one of world’s largest gender gaps, UN report finds |
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Written by UN News Centre
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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8 March 2010 – The countries of Asia and the Pacific have not duplicated their economic success in the realm of gender equality, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, which found that discrimination and neglect are threatening the very survival of women in the region. “Empowering women is vital for achieving development goals overall and for boosting economic growth and sustainable development,” said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, who unveiled the publication in the Indian capital, New Delhi, today. The region’s women suffer from some of the lowest rates of political representation, employment and property ownership in the world. Their lack of participation, the 2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report found, is also retarding economic growth. |
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AIWN Statement on the 100th International Women's Day |
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Written by Asian Indigenous Women's Network
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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The Asian Indigenous Women’s Network join all women in the world in today’s celebration of the International Working Women’s Day . This year’s celebration marks the 100th years of the global struggle for women’s rights, justice, peace and gender equality. Today, as we hail the big and small achievements of the women’s movement all over the world, let us, on this occasion, call to mind, the sacrifices of our grandmothers, mothers and sisters before us who paved the way for the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. We equally acknowledge the roles taken on by our grandfathers, fathers and brothers in support of the advancement of women. |
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Celebrate the 100th Years of March 8 as International Working Women’s Day |
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Written by INNABUYOG
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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March 8 is a product of the toiling women’s militancy. On March 8, 1857 women workers from the garments industry first marched in the streets of New York, USA in protest of low wages, 12-hour working day and generally inhuman working conditions. These protesting women workers were brutally attacked by the police and many were arrested. Again on March 8, 1908, 30,000 women workers began a series of actions over the same issues, but this time with the demands for the right to women’s suffrage and an end to child labor. It was on March 8, 1910 that the International Labor Movement declared March 8 as International Day of Working Women to commemorate previous actions of women workers and the important role of women in the labor movement. The declaration was led by Clara Zetkin, a socialist labor leader. |
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