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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development

The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is a UN Secretary-General report mandated by the Second Committee of the General Assembly and comes out every five years. 

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Women and Gender Issues
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2019

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2019

Why Addressing Women’s Income and Time Poverty Matters for Sustainable Development

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
25 May 2021
This publication focuses on the ways in which the nexus of time and income poverty shapes or constraints the lives of women. It argues that addressing this double bind is critical to achieving sustainable development, particularly in low-income contexts, and presents an integrated policy agenda f...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2014

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014

Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
3 Apr 2015
Ensuring women’s economic empowerment and access to and control over resources requires an integrated approach to growth and development, focused on gender-responsive employment promotion and informed by the interdependency between economic and social development. Social objectives need to be inc...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2009

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2009

Women's Control over Economic Resources and Access to Financial Resources, Including Microfinance

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
31 Oct 2009
Ensuring women’s economic empowerment and access to and control over resources requires an integrated approach to growth and development, focused on gender-responsive employment promotion and informed by the interdependency between economic and social development. Social objectives need to be inc...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2004

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2004

Women and International Migration

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
11 Mar 2005
A gender perspective is essential to understanding both the causes and consequences of international migration. Female migrants are increasingly part of worker flows, moving on their own to become the principal wage earners for their families. Most women move voluntarily, but women and girls are ...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 1999

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 1999

Globalization, Gender and Work

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
26 Nov 1999
The world survey explores the increasing role of women in the development of society. It examines the effects of the crisis on the advancement of women and the progress of women's participation in agriculture and rural development, industrial development, services, the informal sector, technology...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 1994

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 1994

Women In a Changing Global Economy

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
17 Mar 1995