World Survey on Role of Women in Development
2014
This report from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) focuses on gender equality and sustainable development, with chapters on the green economy and care work, food security, population dynamics, and investments for gender-responsive sustainable development. The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is a UN Secretary-General report mandated by the Second Committee of the General Assembly and comes out every five years.
The World Survey 2014 asserts the central role of gender equality in charting the rationale and the actions necessary to achieve sustainable development. The World Survey uses three criteria to assess whether policy actions and investments for sustainable development adequately address gender equality. Do they support women's capabilities and their enjoyment of rights? Do they reduce, rather than increase, women's unpaid care work? And do they embrace women's equal and meaningful participation as actors, leaders, and decision-makers? It offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for gender-responsive policy actions and investments towards sustainable development.
World Survey on Role of Women in Development
Source:
World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women 2014. http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2014/10/world-survey-2014.