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The unsophisticated characters conceal a complex film about family and gender, in which the usual Indian threat is more of a psychological displacement.
I have the DVD and I have lent it out to friends dozens of times and the before and after is always the same: before "never heard of it" - after "loved it" --- and it doesn't matter the age or
gender
or politics of the viewer.
If all else fails, coverage concentrates so narrowly on
gender
that a woman’s very leadership is weakened.
And it includes an excruciating quote from her predecessor, Daniel F. Akerson: “Mary was picked for her talent, not her gender.”
Many EU initiatives – from financial and regulatory harmonization to
gender
equality – make good sense.
To Saltman, investing time and money to think about the differences between men’s and women’s movement in ISIS wasn’t “about
gender
equality.
New America recently conducted unprecedented research to find out whether and how, after nearly two decades of research, data, and advocacy has crystallized the crucial linkage between
gender
and national security, US officials consider it when formulating policy.
Ignoring the impact that
gender
differences have on policy effectiveness is reckless and risky.
According to our research, policymakers think they are overcoming their
gender
blind spot because more women are sitting around the table.
Including more women on decision-making teams, it is assumed, will automatically integrate
gender
considerations into policy.
Although Germany has a National Action Plan, is 11th on the Global
Gender
Gap Index (which ranks countries on levels of
gender
equality), and has a strong female chancellor and its first-ever female defense minister, it still failed at first to consider how its policy might have different effects on men and women.
Our interviews also suggest that some policymakers still regard gender-blindness positively: not thinking about the possible gender-specific effects of policies, they believe, contributes to an atmosphere of greater
gender
equality.
“It’s difficult to break things down by
gender
impact,” one person said.
And oftentimes, you’re measuring success anecdotally when it comes to things like
gender
and education data.”
But plenty of research cements the
gender
and security connection.
It actively exploits
gender
inequality to aid recruitment and operations.
International policymakers need to think about gender, too, in the fight against ISIS – and across all other national-security and foreign-policy contexts.
Every government should be setting targets aimed explicitly at narrowing education disparities – linked to gender, wealth, and the rural-urban divide – and aligning their budgets with those targets.
Based on the rate of progress over the last nine years, it will take another 81 years to close the world’s economic
gender
gap and unlock the associated economic benefits.
The
gender
gap does not hurt only women; it hurts everyone.
WEF data suggest a strong correlation between a country’s progress in closing the
gender
gap – particularly in education and the labor force – and its economic competitiveness.
Businesses can commit to
gender
parity by taking several concrete steps.
They can set targets for recruitment and retention levels; initiate affirmative searches to meet those targets; introduce mentorship programs and diversity training to attract, retain, and promote women; and establish transparent salary bands to help track and reduce
gender
pay gaps.
At the same time, human-resource practices should take account of unconscious biases, risks of stereotyping, and documented
gender
differences in behavior.
The WEF’s findings show that the Middle East and North Africa suffer from the widest
gender
gap, with women reaching only 40% of parity in the workplace, on average, compared with nearly 80% in North America.
Over the last nine years, Saudi Arabia has reduced its economic
gender
gap, relative to its starting point, more than any other country.
But, even more important,
gender
equality is a matter of justice.”
It would be difficult to identify more compelling reasons to accelerate progress toward
gender
parity.
Reducing
gender
gaps in employment and education has been shown to help economies diversify their exports.
And reducing
gender
inequalities also reduces income inequality, allowing for more sustainable growth.
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