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Equity and inclusion 9 October 2015 Education International celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child
Education International marks International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, by reaffirming the importance of education in empowering girls, and by highlighting the resolution on school-related gender-based violence adopted by its latest World Congress.
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Equity and inclusion 24 August 2015 Cameroon: trade union workshop addresses women’s rights
A seminar on women's rights in Bafoussam, Cameroon, organised by the Swedish union Lärarförbundet and Cameroon’s education unions affiliated with Education International, was undertaken to help participants better understand and tackle the issues.
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Equity and inclusion 25 July 2015 Resolution on school-related gender-based violence
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Equity and inclusion 18 June 2015 Reviving the women's network and gender equality in Arab countries
Education unionists have been engaged in a successful workshop to empower women in trade union and ensure gender equality in the Arab region.
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Equity and inclusion 23 April 2015 Communication and sharing at heart of progress in Asia-Pacific women’s networks
The importance of sharing success stories and common challenges on gender equality issues within women’s networks, unions and communities have been reaffirmed in women’s network meetings in India and Malaysia, organised by the Asia-Pacific Office of Education International.
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Equity and inclusion 21 April 2015 UN takes first steps towards eradicating school-related gender-based violence
Fifty eight countries have signed up to the first ever UN resolution on school-related gender-based violence, “Learning without fear”, during UNESCO’s Executive Board meeting on 16 April.
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Equity and inclusion 13 March 2015 Gender equality, women’s human rights and empowerment within and beyond the post-2015 agenda
Education International has co-sponsored a panel discussion focusing on the key priorities for gender equality, women’s human rights and empowerment in the new post-2015 sustainable development framework to be agreed by United Nations’ member states this fall.
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Equity and inclusion 10 March 2015 New York: Trade union delegation demands more from their governments
Global Union delegations at the UN are urging member states to make a stronger commitment to women’s economic rights on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and in the new sustainable development goals.
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Equity and inclusion 9 March 2015 International Women’s Day: activists bring the Big Apple to a standstill
Education International’s delegation to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women marched alongside thousands of activists through New York Sunday for gender equality and the rights of women and girls.
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Equity and inclusion 6 March 2015 International Women’s Day: Looking back to Beijing and beyond 2015
2015 is an auspicious year for International Women’s Day celebrations: we mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most advanced document on women’s rights and empowerment ever signed by world leaders.
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Equity and inclusion 28 November 2014 France: Gender equality in teaching and learning endorsed
Education unions in France have reaffirmed that gender equality must be at the heart of learning, following the National Education Minister’s presentation of teaching materials on equality between girls and boys.
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Equity and inclusion 25 November 2014 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Gender-based violence is a fundamental violation of human rights. It is one of the worst manifestations of gender-based discrimination, disproportionately affecting girls and women, and a major obstacle to achieving gender equality.
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Equity and inclusion 5 November 2014 Philippines: Gender equality prioritised at women’s network
Gender action plans and equality in schools, the Magna Carta for women, and gender based violence against teachers – these were the topics debated at the latest evaluation and planning meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women’s Network (AWN)-Philippines.
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Equity and inclusion 20 October 2014 France: focus on gender-based violence in schools
Gender-based violence in schools came under the spotlight during International Day of the Girl Child events organised earlier this month in Paris by France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Plan International France.
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Equity and inclusion 8 October 2014 Teacher unions will join the world in commemorating International Day of the Girl Child
On 11 October, Education International (EI) and its affiliates will celebrate the 3rd International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.
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Equity and inclusion 29 September 2014 EI seeks your feedback on Gender Equality and Diversity
Education International (EI) is calling on its affiliates to have their voices heard in relation to equality and diversity. On 16 September, affiliates were sent EI’s survey on gender equality and diversity. The feedback, due in on 31 October, will provide the basis for EI’s four-yearly report on equality to...
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Equity and inclusion 10 September 2014 Malaysia: Gender equity crucial to quality education
Promoting gender equality in unions, education, and society was the central theme at a recent workshop in Malaysia hosted by the Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU).
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Equity and inclusion 8 September 2014 Coming Up: ETUCE Conference on teacher union actions on gender equality in times of austerity
The closing conference of the ETUCE project Promoting gender equality within teacher trade unions and in the teaching profession II – Implementing and reinforcing teacher trade union actions on gender equality in times of austerity convenes in Sofia on 25 and 26 September 2014.
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