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Gender equality and women’s empowerment strategy

03/16/2016/in Government Policy, International (global) /by admin

Publisher: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Government, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This strategy applies to the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and other Australian government agencies delivering Official Development Assistance (ODA). This document outlines why and how we work on gender equality and women’s empowerment in foreign policy, in economic diplomacy and aid for trade, in the aid program, and in our corporate and human resource policies.

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WWDA Submission to UN CRPD General Comment on Article 6

Publisher: Women with Disabilities Australia, August 2015

Status – CURRENT

A submission to the United Nations in a response to an invitation to comment on Article 6 [Women with disabilities] of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Millenium development goals [Australia’s progress]

11/07/2013/in International (global) /by admin

Publisher: Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 2013

Status – CURRENT

Outlines Australia’s contribution to global progress towards the MDGs, mainly through foreign aid.

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OECD/INFE Policy Guidance on Addressing Women’s and Girls’ Needs for Financial Awareness and Education

09/06/2013/in International (global), Multiple Stakeholder Position /by admin

Publisher: OECD, 2013

Status – CURRENT

In October 2010, the OECD International Network on Financial Education1 (INFE) established an expert subgroup on “Empowering Women through Financial Education and Awareness”, recognising that women have specific financial literacy needs and are often over-represented in disadvantaged segments in developed and developing countries. The INFE and this dedicated subgroup aim at developing research and evidence-based policy analysis to better understand women’s specificities vis-à-vis financial literacy in various national contexts and elaborate guidance to help policy makers and interested stakeholders strengthening women’s competencies in this area.

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CEDAW action plan for women in Australia : a resource pack to improve the human rights of women in Australia, in line with the 2010 CEDAW Committee’s Concluding observations on Australia

03/07/2011/in Australia-wide /by admin

Publisher: CEDAW Project Advisory Group, 2011

Status – CURRENT

Sets out what the Australian and State and Territory Governments should do to put into action the UN’s recommendations on women’s human rights in Australia.

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Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women : Australia

07/07/2010/in Australia-wide /by admin

Publisher: United Nations. Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women : 46th session, 30 July 2010

Status – CURRENT

A series of recommendations on how Australian Governments could improve women’s human rights, based on Australia’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

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A Decade After Cairo Women’s Health in a Free Women’s Health in a Free Market Economy Market Economy

05/15/2004/in Evidence / Statistics /by admin

Publisher: The Corner House and Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, 2004

Status – CURRENT

This briefing first summarises the actions of several women’s groups to influence the outcome of the 1994 UN International Conference on Population and Development and evaluates with hindsight some of the successes and failures of the Programme of Action. It goes on to assess four processes that affect women’s reproductive and sexual rights and health: • The decline and collapse in health services in many countries and their consequences for women’s access to reproductive health services; • The negative impacts of neo-liberal economic policies on women’s health generally; • The restriction of women’s rights due to such policies in combination with religious fundamentalisms; and • The assault on women’s reproductive and sexual health due to development policies underpinned by neo-Malthusianism.

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Five-year Review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing + 5) held in the General Assembly, 5 – 9 June 2000

06/15/2000/in Other /by admin

Publisher: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Status – CURRENT

The aim of the Beijing Declaration is to “advance the goals of equality, development and peace for all women everywhere in the interest of all humanity”. The website includes all documents, agendas, statements and other information relevant to the 5, 10 and 15 year reviews of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

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