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

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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


9 December 2024 English

This science-policy brief explores the escalating global challenge of rising aridity and its implications for people, ecosystems, and economies. Over three decades, global drylands have expanded significantly, primarily due to …

overpopulation and sociodemographic factors, such as gender inequality and age, amplify vulnerabilities to


JDC: Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement · 6 December 2024 English

The decision to return involves not just the availability of jobs or economic activities in the home country but also the relative economic security and opportunities available in the host …

population groups. Exploring variations based on gender, age, and other demographic factors is essential particularly how property rights issues intersect with gender, often presenting barriers for women in claiming to return, with no significant difference in how gender influences their risk calculations. • Refugees access to social and economic life, and heightened gender-based violence. • Returns to date have been small-scale


OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights · 6 December 2024 English

peaceful assembly assembly and of association on sustainable development, and of association noting that gender equality and women’s empowerment under SDG 5, in particular Targets 5.5 and 5. [...] Report presented discussing and providing recommendations on the country’s the highest attainable efforts to address gender-based violence relevant to SDG 5, standard of physical including the inclusion of child marriage

SDG 5: Gender Equality MANDATE REPORT DESCRIPTION Working Group of Report presented to the 36th session in 2019 on issue of human rights integrating a gender perspective in implementing the and transnational if they “adopt a gender-neutral approach in implementing the [SDGs] or consider gender an issue relevant implementation of SDG 5 to companies seeking to improve gender equality within its workplace (A/HRC/35/32). Special violence against Special Rapporteur on women and gender-based violence and that hopefully the situation


UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English

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Project Services and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)


Labour Research Service · 6 December 2024 English

Workers must feel safe to report violence, harassment, or discrimination they experience or witness. The post Strategies for creating safe spaces for workers to speak out and take actions first …


IIIM: International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism · 6 December 2024 English

This report, authored by the United Nations International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), investigates the use of the Syrian government's detention system as an instrument of violent repression since 2011. …

experiences depends on factors including detainees’ gender, religious sect, age, place of origin, and socio-economic victims/survivors of sexual violence and other gender-based crimes. Given the applicable consent restrictions detainees’ political affiliation, religious sect, gender, age, place of origin, and socio-economic status perceived political affiliation, religious identities, gender, and place of origin. In addition to demonstrating photographs, categorise them37 according to age, gender, conspicuous features, the numbers visible on the


PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 6 December 2024 English

The floods are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the LCB region—its economies and populations— to climate change-related shocks.5 This policy brief, part of a series analyzing the floods, …

others. The climate crisis highlights existing gender disparities in education, mobility, and access helping to prevent food shortages. Prioritizing gender equity in agriculture and food systems and in economies


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