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March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[There is an increase] in the number of institutions providing gender training has enabled to increase the available pool" (25). "[T]here has been an overall increment in the allocation of the budget towards the advancement of women and promotion of gender equality… The Ministry carries out training programs in order to build the capacity of implementers within the gender institutions" (25). "[The Human Rights Commission has] the human rights of women and children reflected in its five years strategic plan...The National Strategy and Action Plan on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) against Women and Children was adopted in 2013… The [National] Strategy has identified three of the most commonly practiced HTPs...more
March 17, 2023, 5:46 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[T]he Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs conducted trainings on equal pay for equal work to over 16,000 participants drawn from the Ministry of Women and Children, employees and employers’ federations and judges" (16).
March 17, 2023, 5:34 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

“Implementation of the Strategic Plan for an Integrated and Multi-Sectoral Response on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) and Child Justice in Ethiopia commenced within the reporting period” (4). “The Government also adopted the National Strategy on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) and the accompanying action plan on Female Gentile Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and abduction in 2013” (4,9). “[T]he Board developed Gender Strategy and implementation manual as part of its five years strategic plan and conducted various gender sensitizations trainings” (12). "Affirmative measures in training opportunities also benefitted 27 women" (13).
March 15, 2023, 4:58 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: GP-DATA-3

“In general, Bulgarian women’s support institutions — like other Bulgarian NGOs — face difficulties in improving their institutional capacity and ensuring their financial sustainability. Common features include the limited availability of highly professional and motivated members and staff, as well as their dependence on international programmes (often donor-assisted) for funding. Bulgarian businesswomen’s organizations are not integrated in the national decision-making processes as there is little emphasis on gender mainstreaming in the policies of Government” (61). “As suggested so far, despite the various laws and treaties, Bulgaria has been unable to implement any policies or projects concerning women’s issues. There are several reasons for this. First, there are no national mechanisms...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The evaluation of the implementation of the third Action Plan for Achieving Gender Equality in Montenegro 2017–2021 (APAGE) showed that it: partially influenced the promotion of gender equality in Montenegro; had shortcomings when it comes to a participatory approach; insufficiently articulated the problems of end beneficiaries; remained burdened with a large number of areas without the necessary prioritization and lacked coherence; was formulated without prior assessment of the available budgetary funds, and that most of the planned activities had been implemented. However, it was impossible to measure their effects because the indicators were poorly defined, rather limited in their formulation, oriented towards numerical values and virtually unusable for description and...more
March 1, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The seminar on the topic 'The role of the Montenegrin judiciary – gender equality and legal protection of women victims of domestic violence' organized in cooperation with CEDEM, with the support of the MJHMR was intended for advisors working at courts and state prosecution. Topics covered were: CEDAW and the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention); The practice of the Montenegrin judiciary and Ombudsman in protection against discrimination against women; The case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of domestic and gender-based violence; Analysis of decisions and judgments of courts and state prosecutor’s offices in...more
March 1, 2023, 8:08 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"In addition to its members, the Committee has also been inviting members of other permanent working bodies and employees in the parliamentary service to all seminars/workshops, so that as many persons as possible could acquire knowledge about gender equality and temporary special measures. The Directorate itself has organized a number of seminars/workshops on gender equality in education, media, at the local level, the role of women in contemporary society and the like. During 2019 and 2020, UNDP and Human Resources Management Administration worked intensively on public administration capacity building. An accredited training program had been delivered for 24 gender equality trainers from public administration who received certificates upon successful completion"...more
March 1, 2023, 8:07 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Formerly the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, and now the Directorate for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (the Directorate), has limited financial and human resources. It is necessary to improve financial and human resources for the work of the Directorate in order to strengthen its capacity to formulate, implement, advise, coordinate, and monitor the preparation and implementation of legislation and policies in the field of gender equality. It is necessary to provide more substantial funds for the work of the Directorate since the process of gender mainstreaming still largely depends on donors" (6). "[W]ith the support of the...more
March 1, 2023, 8:06 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The process of drafting the Third Periodic [CEDAW] Report was coordinated by the Directorate for Gender Equality of the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights which received expert assistance through the UNDP Office in Montenegro. At the beginning of the work on the Draft Report, the following were invited to contribute: the Gender Equality Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro, all line ministries in the Government of Montenegro and other administrative bodies, as well as the judiciary, public prosecutor’s office, Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms and 36 non-governmental organizations...Examples of good practices related to introducing gender equality principles into public policies, plans, and budgets were presented at the...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Mr. Yoon’s government is removing the term 'gender equality' from school textbooks and has canceled funding for programs to fight everyday sexism. 'If you find gender equality and feminism so important, you can do it with your own money and time,' said one lawmaker in his party." (para 15). "The government is also working to dismantle its own headquarters for women’s empowerment — the gender equality ministry. Established in 2001, it’s been transformative in normalizing parental leave for fathers and helping more women achieve workplace seniority. Comments by the gender equality minister under the Yoon administration illustrate its abandonment of women. In September, Kim Hyun-sook rejected the idea that misogyny...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: GP-DATA-3

“'We are blossoming at this moment of democratic government,'” said Irene Vida Gala, a senior diplomat who served as ambassador to Ghana and is now the president of the newly created Association of Female Brazilian Diplomats." (para 2). "This institutional push to address the lack of diversity within Brazil’s foreign office, known as Itamaraty, after the 19th-century Rio palace where it was once housed, coincides with the return to power of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after the four-year term of his openly misogynistic far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Lula, who has appointed Brazil’s most diverse cabinet ever, promised a fresh start after the trail of devastation left by Bolsonaro." (para...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:27 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: GP-DATA-3

“...The Guiding Principles of the Strategy explicitly state that any efforts will “take into account the needs and status of Roma women.” The Action Plan of the Strategy (for the period of 2015–2020) outlines a programme for “early registration of pregnant women, monitoring during pregnancy, and timely hospitalisation of birthing mothers” through a system based almost entirely on health mediators and mobile health units...” (8).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The Committee on Women, Children, Elderly Citizen and Social Welfare of the Legislature-Parliament has pursued the provisions of CEDAW and the concluding observations and recommendations as the basis for dialogue and consultation in the parliamentary discourses and constitutional exercises. The Legislature-Parliament has duly considered the provisions of the Convention while exercising the legislative power to make and revise legislations for achieving gender equality" (5). "The Government of Nepal (GoN) has continued to strengthen the institutional capacity of Women and Children Offices (WCOs) established in all districts t deliver women development services effectively." (5). "The Constitution has upgraded National Women Commission (NWC) as a constitutional body with the responsibility of policy...more
Feb. 8, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"There is also a discrepancy in data. In a tweet by the We Will Stop Femicides, the platform scolded the Minister of Family and Social Services, Derya Yanik, for misguiding the public about decreasing numbers of femicides and their lack of transparency in the documentation process. What the Minister of Family and Social Services Derya Yanik said:In the first ten months of 2021 there were 242 femicides; In the first ten months of 2022 there were 225 femicides. Our data shows: In the first ten months of 2021 there were 225 femicides and 175 suspicious deaths. In the first ten months of 2022 there were 282 femicides and 208 suspicious...more
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] welcomes the State party’s efforts to improve its institutional and policy framework aimed at accelerating the elimination of discrimination against women and promoting gender equality, such as the adoption of the following: (a) The fifth National Plan of Action for Gender Equality (2018–2020); (b) The action plan to implement Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, in 2018; (c) The action plan for the implementation of the Committee’s concluding observations on the State party’s fourth periodic report (Government Order No. 123 -r of 19 April 2017)" (2). "The Committee notes that the Ministry of...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The overall objectives to be achieved over the implementation period of Namibia’s 1st NHRAP are: [t]o lay a firm foundation for entrenching human rights promotion and protection through structured instruments such as the National Human Rights Action Plan, [t]o initiate and inculcate programmes and processes that will entrench a culture of respect and observance of human rights protection and promotion amongst all organs of state and the general population, [t]o strengthen institutional arrangements that will actively drive the implementation of Namibia’s human rights agenda, [t]o provide focused support and input to the interventions outlined in this National Human Rights Action Plan." (8). "The Namibia Statistics Agency is a statutory body...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[The CEDAW Committee] urges the State party to recognize women as the driving force of the sustainable development of Iraq" (2). "[T]he Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Ministry of Human Rights were both abolished in 2015" (4). "[The CEDAW Committee urges the state party to] [expeditiously] develop and adopt a national strategy to support gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as an action plan in which the competencies of national and local authorities regarding its implementation are clearly defined" (5). This recommendation by the committee indicates that there is no national strategy to support gender equality and women empowerment (MV- coder comment).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:32 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The Committee notes the establishment in 2017, by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, of the Department of Women’s Empowerment and the restructuring of the Higher Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Iraqi Women and the Higher Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Rural Women. However, it is concerned that those bodies lack adequate human, technical and financial resources and clear mandates" (4).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:30 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[The CEDAW Committee urges the state party to adopt a] National strategy on violence against women and girls (2018–2030)" (2). This recommendation indicates that there is not a national action plan for violence against women (MV- coder comment).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:29 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[The CEDAW Committee recommends that the state party] provide training to the judiciary, law enforcement officers and border police on the early identification of women and girls who are victims of trafficking, and ensure their referral to appropriate services and the strict application of relevant criminal law provisions; provide training on gender-sensitive treatment to social workers and medical staff supporting victims of trafficking" (8). These trainings do not exist in Iraq at the moment and indicates a lack of gender training (MV-coder comment).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Recalling articles 1 and 2 of the Convention and target 5.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals, to end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, the Committee recommends that the State party further strengthen legal training and capacity-building programmes for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and law enforcement officers on the Convention, the Optional Protocol, the Committee’s jurisprudence and the Committee’s general recommendations, so as to enable them to apply, invoke and/or refer to the provisions of the Convention and to interpret national legislation in line with the Convention" (3). "The Committee commends the State party on several measures taken to strengthen the national machinery for the advancement of...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Today, the ATC has 18,000 women members in different social sectors. Both women and men are trained by the likes of the Francisco Morazán Peasant Worker School in gender relations and eliminating violence against women. These programs also work on fostering women’s leadership for rural movements" (para 24) (NF - CODER COMMENT - ATC stands for the Asociacion de Trabajadores del Campo or the Assocation of Farm Workers in English).
Jan. 12, 2023, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GP-DATA-3, GP-DATA-4

"Women's Interests Minister Simone McGurk said the changes would be another important step in improving access to abortion care. 'Abortion is a fundamental part of women's healthcare - it's a right that should be fiercely protected,' she said." (para 8-9).
Dec. 28, 2022, 9:20 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The federal government will release the updated national action plan to end violence against women and children by October" (para 18).
Dec. 26, 2022, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Kemi Badenoch has been given the women and equalities brief by Sunak in addition to her new role as international trade secretary; the former post was dropped from the government by Liz Truss, who had previously held the position herself under Boris Johnson. But while it was positive to see the role brought back, said [Mandu] Reid [the leader of the Women's Equality party], 'it’s not good enough that the women and equalities portfolio is an add-on to the really big role of trade secretary, which is going to involve Badenoch travelling around the world. You need a standalone cabinet role to champion that work' " (para 10-11).more
Dec. 9, 2022, 4 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Former solidarity and women’s rights minister Constance Yai has been one of the most vocal critics of [MP] Sangare’s plan [to legalize polygamy]" (para 15).
July 6, 2022, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"The National Gender Policy and its action matrix define the policy framework for gender in the Republic of Djibouti. The National Gender Policy establishes mechanisms to carry out the following mandated tasks: Assess the impact of all policies, projects, strategies and laws on gender mainstreaming in development, Seek funding and launch pilot projects and national programmes, Build the institutional and management capacities of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders working to implement the National Gender Policy and its action plan, Create and carry out awareness-raising and informational programmes on the role of gender in national development" (7). "The Directorate for Gender Mainstreaming established within the Ministry for Women and the Family is...more
July 5, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"...The prosecutors plan to appeal the case before the Supreme Court in Jakarta. The small number of women on the Supreme Court, which features six female judges out of a total of 51. makes it quite possible that not a single female judge will be on the three-judge panel that hears the appeal." (Para. 16).
July 5, 2022, 11:28 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"...The prosecutors plan to appeal the case before the Supreme Court in Jakarta. The small number of women on the Supreme Court, which features six female judges out of a total of 51. makes it quite possible that not a single female judge will be on the three-judge panel that hears the appeal." (Para. 16).
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Complaints related to violence against women (VAW) are generally facilitated by the service providers’ Referral Network, established under the first National Action Plan against Gender-based Violence (NAP GBV).14 The Network guides and supports victims through the reporting (generally to the Vulnerable Person Unit (VPU) of the national police - PNTL), investigation and judicial processes. Complaints related to labour or education are generally addressed by the General Inspectorate of Labour under the Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEPFOPE)15 and the General Inspectorate of Education under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEJD).16 Both are mandated to refer cases to the Court when no solution can be found...more