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GWI members will
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— Graduate Women
International news —
The 60th Commission on the Status of
Women (CSW60) 14 - 24 March 2016, New York CSW60 is the
principal United Nations gender meeting of the year, where states and civil
society come together to review progress on women¡¯s rights. The GWI President
Catherine Bell and Graduate Women International (GWI) members from all over the
world will attend CSW60 to ensure that its mission, the empowerment of women and girls through lifelong quality
education, is visible and promoted at the highest levels. GWI will be
calling for a greater acknowledgement of the value of women teachers as a way of encouraging girls to complete secondary
education in some regions, and advocating for the enrolment of girls and
women in science, technology and innovation programmes worldwide in order to
increase their access to the socio-economic benefits of science and technology.
Read GWI¡¯s written statement submitted to the CSW 60th
session here.
— GWI member news
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GWI¡¯s
National Federations and Associations also hosting events at CSW60 in New
YorkGWI is proud to
announce that several of its national federations and associations (NFAs) are
co-hosting side and parallel events at the CSW60 in line with the priority theme
for 2016, Women¡¯s empowerment and its link to sustainable development,
and on the review theme for the year, The elimination and prevention of
all forms of violence against women and girls. The Finnish Federation of Graduate Women is hosting a side event,
and Women Graduates – USA are hosting two parallel workshops and
sponsoring a third. The Rwandan Association of University Women (RAUW) and the Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW) are also
hosting a joint workshop together. GWI and its NFAs welcome the opportunity to
share advocacy news and success stories and network at the annual CSW.
— Advocacy
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New report
on the gender pay gap between men and women in vocational education in Poland
The gender pay gap
in Poland can only in part be explained by factors such as level of education,
job seniority, experience and breaks in employment relating to child care. They
indicate that women earn less than men irrespective of the level of education,
economic sector, professional field and the size of an enterprise. There are
very few occupations where the average pay of women is equal or higher than
men¡¯s pay. See the full report here. GWI advocates for enabling access to education for girls
and women to enlarge a country¡¯s labour force and to increase their GDP,
as well as economic empowerment for girls and women.
— Call for
applications —
UNESCO Prize for Girls¡¯ and Women¡¯s
Education The Director-General of UNESCO invites all NGOs and
Foundations in official partnership with UNESCO to submit nominations for the
first edition of the UNESCO Prize for Girls¡¯ and Women¡¯s Education. The prize
consists of two annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. The nomination
form for the 2016 edition can be downloaded from UNESCO¡¯s girls and women education website, with the deadline for
applications 20 April 2016. Any enquiries with regard to the nomination process
should be addressed to Ms Florence Migeon, Section of Education for Inclusion
and Gender Equality, phone: +33 1 45 68 11 73, e-mail: gender.ed@unesco.org
— Legacies in
favour of GWI —
As a non-profit,
non-governmental organisation, GWI is sincerely grateful for all donations received from the wills of members and patrons, which make a significant difference in enabling
advocacy activities and projects. By leaving a gift in your will to GWI, you are
supporting the organisation to continue its mission to increase access to
lifelong education for girls and women globally.
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