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Women and gender issues

13 March 2009

WOM/1728

WOMEN’S COMMISSION ENDS SESSION, CALLS FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAREGIVING BETWEEN MEN, WOMEN IN CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS, REDUCING CARE BURDEN ON HOUSEHOLDS

13 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1728

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

16^th & 17^th Meetings (AM & PM)

12 March 2009

WOM/1727

GROWING SCALE, SCOPE OF THREATS TO WOMEN’S HEALTH, ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S LIVES, EXPLORED IN WOMEN’S COMMISSION

12 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1727

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

15^th Meeting* (AM)

11 March 2009

WOM/1726

WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONSIDERS EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS, AS DELEGATIONS WEIGH IN ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

11 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1726

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

13^th Meeting (AM)

9 March 2009

WOM/1724

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL GROUPS SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING WOMEN’S WELFARE, AS WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION

9 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1724

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

6 March 2009

WOM/1723

DESPITE ‘RECORD YEAR’ GLOBALLY FOR WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR, ROAD WAS LONG TO ACHIEVE PARITY WITH MEN, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

6 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1723

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

5 March 2009

WOM/1721

GOVERNMENTS MUST FOCUS ON WOMEN AS ECONOMIC AGENTS DURING GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IF THEIR DISPROPORTIONATE SUFFERING IS TO BE AVERTED, WOMEN’S COMMISSION HEARS

5 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1721

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

4 March 2009

WOM/1716

HEADWAY MADE TO DEFEAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, BUT ENTRENCHED STEREOTYPES, CUSTOMS RISK ACHIEVEMENT OF MORE BALANCED GENDER RELATIONS, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

Special Rapporteur Says Human Rights Council Underutilized by Women’s Rights

Defenders; Speakers Call for New ‘Socio-Cultural Consensus’ Between Women, Men

3 March 2009

WOM/1715

CAREGIVING BURDEN MUST BE VALUED, SHARED, SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENTS AS CRUCIAL TO SUSTAINING SOCIETY, BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

3 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1715

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

2 March 2009

WOM/1713

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN OPENS SESSION ON SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES EQUALLY BETWEEN WOMEN, MEN, INCLUDING CARING FOR HIV/AIDS SUFFERERS

2 March 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1713

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

23 February 2009

WOM/1710

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TO FOCUS ON SHARING DUTIES BETWEEN MEN, WOMEN, INCLUDING CAREGIVING FOR HIV/AIDS VICTIMS, DURING 2 TO 13 MARCH SESSION

23 February 2009

	Economic and Social CouncilWOM/1710

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

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