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— Graduate Women
International news —
Graduate
Women International Conference Early Bird discount ends 31 May
2016The Graduate Women
International (GWI) Triennial Conference will be held in Cape Town, South Africa
24-26 August 2016. The conference will provide the opportunity to showcase key
global trends in education including new technologies and managing complexity in
education. There will also be the chance for stakeholders in education to
discuss intersecting issues in education, human rights and gender. The Early
Bird conference registration discount ends on 31 May 2016. For more details see
www.gwiconference.org. GWI official partner airline Emirates is offering a discount to paid registered GWI
members, please click here for more information. To access this and other
exciting GWI offers why not become a GWI member?
— GWI member news
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Resource Development Centres a success in South
Korea
Workplace skills training has been a success for the Korean Association of University Women (KAUW). These Resource
Development Centres, set up in several locations in South Korea, upskill young
women entering the job market, as well as those wishing to returning to work.
Office skills such as IT training are offered as well as useful practical
skills, for example car maintenance. These centres are an excellent example of
women’s economic empowerment in action - they are a direct reponse to the
professional needs of women who want skills to increase their economic
opportunity and entrepreneurship, as well as every day life skills. GWI’s national federations and associations (NFAs) in over 60
countries, actively work towards the empowerment of girls and women through
education up to the highest levels.
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Gender Wage
Gap Report 2015 just released by Insititute for Women’s Policy
ResearchThe Gender Wage Gap Report for 2015 has just been released by
the The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). The report
sheds light on the shocking fact that women’s median earnings are lower than
men’s in nearly all occupations in the USA. Altogether, there are only four
occupations in which women’s median earnings are slightly higher than men’s, but
108 occupations in which women’s median earnings were 95 % or lower than men’s.
In general it is the highest paid occupations that have the biggest gender gaps
and the lowest paid occupations that have the smallest gaps. Graduate Women
International advocates for the economic empowerment of women, which includes ending all forms
of discrimination against women in the workforce, and closing the gender pay
gap.
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Call for
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International
Centre for Parliamentary Studies offers certificate in Strategic Gender Equity
PlanningThe International
Centre for Parliamentary Studies, ICPS, is offering their
next Professional Certificate in Strategic Gender Equity
Planning in London 12- 16 September 2016. As the Post-2015
Development Agenda takes shape, gender issues have become increasingly
integrated into development and sectoral policy planning, whilst being accepted
as a crucial component of building an innovative society and a successful
economy. For key insight into this critical area of development
planning, please see here for more details. ICPS is offering
an early registration reduction of £500 until 18 May 2016. The
certificate is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, the leading
body that awards internationally recognised management and leadership
qualifications.
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Membership —
Join our GlobalGiving campaign and help us raise $50,000 to
support 50 women student teachers in 2016. GWI provides scholarships and
mentoring support to young women from rural areas of Uganda to become qualified
teachers and ambassadors for girls’ education. Donate now and help us train
women teachers to train 1000s of students. You can read more about GWI’s
project Teachers for Rural Futures here.
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