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The spring statement lays bare the government’s failure to protect women and girls - Politics.co.uk
A few weeks ago, the prime minister shocked even his own ministers by slashing the UK’s already depleted aid budget to just 0.3% of gross national income (GNI); far short of the 0.7% his party campaigned on. In protest, his international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned. Today we have seen those cuts exacerbated and cemented in the chancellor’s spring statement, alongside a reduction to welfare that looks akin to the austerity we were promised was a thing of the past.
Africa: G7 Summit - Time to Put Women Front & Centre of the Global Economic Recovery
Vienna/London — The leaders of the G7 group of nations will soon gather in Cornwall, United Kingdom, (June 11-13) to devise plans to 'build back better' from the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit takes place in the wake of a crisis that has both revealed and further exacerbated existing economic and social inequalities, including gender inequalities.
G7 Summit: Time to put Women Front & Centre of the Global Economic Recovery
Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Gender Violence, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Opinion By Fatou Haidara and Helen McEachern Reprint | | Print | The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls, and the fallout has shown how deeply gender inequality remains embedded in the world’s political, social and economic systems, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
OECD Forum Virtual Event: Building a gender-equal recovery
As part of an OECD Forum series, the virtual event Building a gender-equal recovery took place on 28 April 2021. This event has now ended and registration is closed – but don't worry, you can still watch the replay! How can we ensure that the COVID-19 crisis provides the wake-up call needed to accelerate and secure lasting gender equality? Women have been at the forefront of the pandemic, as healthcare workers, teachers, caregivers, working parents juggling new responsibilities.
What impact has COVID-19 had on women entrepreneurs and what can governments and policy makers do to put gender equality at the heart of global recovery?
This article is part of a series in which OECD experts and thought leaders — from around the world and all parts of society — address the COVID-19 crisis, discussing and developing solutions now and for the future. Aiming to foster the fruitful exchange of expertise and perspectives across fields to help us rise to this critical challenge, opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the OECD.
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