Young Women

Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels in Asia and the Pacific with Young People …

even laws against LGBTIQ+ people. 6. Empower young women and girls, and young LGBTIQ+ people in all their … marginalised further behind. communities, including young women and girls and young LGBTIQ+ persons, in decisions … development. marginalised communities, especially young women and girls and young LGBTIQ+ people. This can … exploitation. disaggregated data, related to young women and girls, young LGBTIQ+ people and SDGs focusing … becomes even more grave. Young people, including young women and girls, young LGBTIQ+ people, young 2. Ensure …

This research paper focuses on building the social resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change in Solomon Islands. Grounded in extensive field work incorporating qualitative and quantitative data collection in …

divided into groups of older women, older men, young women, and young men) and 32 key informant interviews …

The research paper is structured across six sections. Following a brief introduction, section 2 details important context about climate-related migration in Solomon Islands as well as broader patterns of migration. …

divided into groups of older women, older men, young women, and young men; and 32  key informant interviews …

Then, simply reflecting such possibilities in a theoretical framework would produce four patterns of the use of weapons and the measures that the use of weapons accompanies: first and second, …

that Japan had forcibly recruited up to 200,000 young women to serve in military brothels during the Asia-Pacific … freedom? Whatever the facts of the matter, 200,000 young women were not forcibly recruited. Hata Ikuhiko and …

market has been declining in recent years. Young women account for 78.5 percent of 15-24-year-olds who …

When discussing the policies and practices at EU and national level (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands) we reviewed relevant studies produced by EU agencies such …

training’ in 2019, especially migrant girls and young women (25.9%)’.103 In addition, women are predominantly … targeted measures for women returning to work, young women academics, migrant women and women with disabilities … unaccompanied minors (16-17 years old) and young women (up to 24 years old) at risk of social exclusion …

fertility rate is nearly two times higher than the average rate for upper middle-income countries. Young women in Jamaica are 4 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education …

average rate for upper middle-income countries. Young women in Jamaica are 4 percentage points more likely … underrepresented in STEM graduate programs and careers Young women are more likely than young men to be out of …

countries. Boys are 6 percentage points less likely than girls to complete lower secondary education. Young women in Paraguay are 17 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in …

girls to complete lower secondary education. Young women in Paraguay are 17 percentage points more likely … underrepresented in STEM graduate programs and careers Young women are more likely than young men to be out of …

Grenada is a small upper-middle-income Caribbean Island with a young population, prone to natural disasters but also with an economy that is highly dependent on tourism. This policy note seeks …

girls, although for different reasons. For young women the primary reason is teenage pregnancy. Moreover … options. Pillar 1: Strengthen investments in young women (and men’s) human capital. First, continue reduc- … major barrier to economic participation for young women. On the contrary, men appear to have poorer … by field of study persists, with girls and young women being more present in social sciences and boys … pregnancy continues to be a key con- straint for young women, limiting their education. High dropout rates …

Although declining, Haiti's adolescent fertility rate remains higher than the average for lower-middle income countries. Women are 16 percentage points more likely than men to have vulnerable jobs. 30 percent …

underrepresented in STEM graduate programs and careers Young women are more likely than young men to be out of …