Gender
Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, femininity and masculinity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex, sex-based social structures (i.e., gender roles), or gender identity. Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys/men and girls/women); those who exist outside these groups fall under the umbrella term non-binary or genderqueer. Some societies have specific genders besides "man" and "woman", such as the hijras of South Asia; these are often referred to as third genders (and fourth genders, etc.). Sexologist John Money introduced the terminological distinction between biological sex and gender as …
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World Bank Group · 31 December 2024 English
management; (g) interventions designed to promote (i) gender inclusion; and (ii) equity in health services availability …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 21 December 2024 English
Operational Priorities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building … resources management - Rural flood protection Gender Some gender elements Description Project Rationale and …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
24 p
up to 2023, to describe specific indi- cators of gender and age distribution, relapse, treatment for cutaneous … 78 (29%) in which the cause was unknown. Age and gender distribution The completeness of data from high-burden … high-burden countries on both age and gender distribution improved in the period 2014–2021 for both CL … decrease in 2022. In 2023, information on age and gender was missing for 38% and 4% of CL cases, respectively … respectively. For VL, information on age and gender was not available for 22% and 5% cases, respectively …
UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English
9 p.
Project Services and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
vi, 69 p.
wider determinants of health such as poverty, gender inequality and food systems.17 During discussion … in adolescence. The paper also highlights clear gender and equality gaps. Dr Baltag then reflected on … Research at WHO, made the argument for sex and gender issues to be addressed in the life course approach … sex and gender as a social factor influence health outcomes differently for women, men and gender- diverse … response to treatment and mortality, and how gender as a social factor defines roles and power relations …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
110 p.
Non-State Actors GDP gross domestic product GERD gender, equity, human rights and disability GMR Greater … tight line. World Bank. • 8 Maldives – Global Gender Gap Index. Knoema. https://knoema.com/atlas/Maldives/ … com/atlas/Maldives/ topics/World-Rankings/World-Rankings/Global-gender-gap-index#:~:text=In%20 2022%2C%20global%20gender%20gap … protecting human rights and ensuring gender equality. The Maldives Global Gender Gap Index has fluctuated substantially … norms, increasing conservatism, perceptions on gender equality, inclusion of persons with disability …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
iii, 37 p.
ensuring equality with respect to geography, gender and diversity of communities and civil society … advocacy, communication, social mobilization, gender and human rights and building partnerships for … regional adviser in social behaviour change and gender at Abt Associates Inc, Kyrgyzstan. TB high-burden … in health and community systems strengthening, gender and human rights. Over the past 5 years, he has … coordinator for the Asia Pacific Community, Rights and Gender Platform and the Activists’ Coalition on TB – Asia-Pacific …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
vii, 43 p.
differences and biological differences separately from gender since trajectories vary between boys and girls …
The Migration Observatory · 20 November 2024 English
Afghans were the top nationality among small boat arrivals in 2023 The number of Afghans arriving in the UK without authorisation rose substantially after the Taliban takeover in the summer …
arriving under the schemes were balanced in terms of gender. This is similar to other resettlement schemes … adults coming under the ARAP and ACRS programmes are gender-balanced, and almost half of the arrivals are children …
GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 20 November 2024 Spanish
Este capítulo es un resúmen de un informe de GAIA que extrae del estudio LBNL recomendaciones para políticas.23 El ciclo de vida completo del plástico se inicia con la extracción …
impacts on human rights. 73Marcos Orellana (2024). Gender and hazardous substances GAIA | 2024 - www.no-burn …