Gender Equity Domain

Gender equity has slowly become a central feature on the international development agenda since the first UN Conference on Women in 1975 A commitment to gender equity requires more than ensuring men and women equal access to services True Gender Equity requires individual countries to implement significant social, political, and economic changes to advance women’s rights and opportunities Gender Equity

Gender Equity Results So Far…

Gender Equity Domain Breakdown Convention Status CEDAW Optional Protocol to CEDAW Convention on Political Rights of Women ILO Equal Remuneration Convention Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Monitoring and Reporting Voluntary Contributions to UN Women Participation at four UN World Conferences on Women Report submission status with the Committee of CEDAW Implementation Health Education Income and Employment Political and Decision-making Power Freedom from Violence Legal Status and Rights Current Events

Tools for Creating a Country Profile Inside your assigned dropbox file you will find: 1.GE Sources 2.GEdata.xlsx 3.GEguidelines.pdf 4.GEreport.pdf 5.GEtemplate.docx

Gathering Data for a Country: Convention Status ACTNo ActionSign OnlyRatified CEDAWY Optional Protocol to CEDAW Y

Gathering Data for a Country: Monitoring and Reporting 2013 Voluntary Contributions to UN Women chments/Sections/Partnerships/Donor%20Countries/20 13%20Government%20Core%20Contributions%20pdf.p df Participation at four UN World Conferences on Women ml Report submission status with the Committee of CEDAW 20report%20submission%20status%2031Aug2006.pdf A.2013 Voluntary Contributions to UN Women (0-2 points): Each country receives 2 points for having made voluntary financial contributions to UN Women. B.Participation at four UN World Conferences on Women (0-4): The UN has hosted four World Conferences on Women, starting with the first in Mexico City in 1975 and most recently in Beijing in Countries were assigned 0 points if they failed to attend the conferences and 1 point for each they attended for a maximum of 4 points. C.Report submission status with the Committee of CEDAW (0-4 points): Countries were assigned 0 points if they submitted no reports, 1 point if all reports were submitted late, 2 points if most reports were submitted late, 3 points if most reports were submitted on time, and 4 points if all reports were submitted on time.

Implementation Breakdown 1.Health 1.Health and Survival Score 2.Life Expectancy at Birth 3.Maternal Mortality Ratio 4.Adolescent Fertility Rate 2.Education 1.Educational Attainment Score 2.Mean Years of Schooling, Female to Male Ratio 3.Expected Years of Schooling, Female to Male Ratio 4.Youth Literacy rate, Female to Male Ratio 3.Income and Employment 1.Economic Participation and Opportunity Score 2.Estimated GNI Per Capita, Female to Male Ratio 3.Unemployment Rate, Female to Male Ratio 4.Duration and Pay of Maternity Leave 4.Political and Decision-making Power 1.Political Empowerment Score 2.Women’s Political Rights Score 5.Freedom from Violence 1.Violence Against Women Prevention Laws 2.Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programs 3.Prevalence of Intimate Partner Physical Violence 4.Prevalence of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence 6.Legal Status and Rights 1.Women’s Economic Rights 2.Coverage in Law of Maternity Leave 3.Duration of Paternity Leave 4.Legislation Regarding Legal Abortion 7.Current Events

Gathering Data for Duration and Pay of Maternity Leave Duration of Maternity Leave Points < 11 weeks0 11 – 13 weeks2 14 – 17 weeks4 ≥ 18 weeks6 Pay of Maternity LeavePoints Unpaid0 Less than two-thirds of previous earnings 1 Two-thirds of previous earnings 2 Between two-thirds and 100% of previous earnings 3 100% of previous earnings4 1.Locate the source file for this sub-indicator: ILO Maternity and Paternity Laws.pdf. Look for Appendix II on page First record the amount duration of maternity leave (in weeks) on the third column. Match this to the appropriate number of points found in the relevant scoring table. 3.Then look at Pay of Maternity Leave (Amount of Maternity Leave Cash Benefits) on column four. For this piece of information we are only concerned with the percentages and not the duration of these, i.e. if it says 100% for 8 weeks, we just look at the 100% 4.Add the top and bottom tables to create a score for your country.

Implementation Data Sources World Economic Forum - Global Gender Gap Index 2014 United Nations Development Programme - Gender-related Development Index World Health Organization - World Health Statistics 2014 World Bank International Labor Organization CIRI – CIRI Human Rights Dataset UN Women - Progress of the World’s Women World Health Organization – Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014

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Current Events PointsExamples of Current Events -5 Laws passed restricting rights of people on basis of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. People arrested, detained, or tortured because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. -3 Steps taken to restrict access to (or coercively force the use of) birth control, abortion, and other family planning methods. Cases of violence against women reported but not investigated or prosecuted. Government officials have made statements using misogynistic or homophobic rhetoric. 0 No major changes in country in past year. +1 Well-known public figures have made statements in support of gender equity and women’s right. Legal case succeeds in challenging existing discriminatory law. Steps taken to address gender discrimination or violence against women at the local or sub-national level. +3 Additional women or LGBTQ persons have been elected or appointed to public office. Maternity and/or paternity leave have been extended. Increased funding for programs preventing violence against women or supporting survivors of domestic violence. +5 Laws passed extending protections or rights on the basis of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Laws passed to extend women’s property and inheritance rights. Some of our suggested sources:

Country Reporting GEtemplateGEreport Reporting guidelines: Use the current report prototype for language reference Report amounts contributed to UN Women For each Implementation Indicator, please try cover all the sub-indicators covered (if available) For Implementation sub-indicators remember to cite the source (i.e. Women earned… (World Bank 2013)) Provide only two significant figures past the decimal