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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2022 Year of publication: 2022 Author: Ginette Azcona | Antra Bhatt | Julia Brauchle | Guillem Fortuny Fillo | Yongyi Min | Heather Page | Yuxi Zhang Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN. DESA) The latest available Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 data show that the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. COVID-19 and the backlash against women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are further diminishing the outlook for gender equality. Violence against women remains high; global health, climate, and humanitarian crises have further increased risks of violence, especially for the most vulnerable women and girls; and women feel more unsafe than they did before the pandemic. Women’s representation in positions of power and decision-making remains below parity. Only 47 per cent of data required to track progress on SDG 5 are currently available, rendering women and girls effectively invisible.Nearly halfway to the 2030 endpoint for the SDGs, the time to act and invest in women and girls is now.“Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2022” presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, calling out the long road ahead to achieve gender equality. It emphasizes the interlinkages among the goals, the pivotal force gender equality plays in driving progress across the SDGs, and women and girls’ central role in leading the way forward. 
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2021 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Ginette Azcona | Antra Bhatt | Julia Brauchle | Guillem Fortuny Fillo | Yongyi Min | Heather Page | Yuxi Zhang Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN. DESA) The pandemic has tested and even reversed progress in expanding women’s rights and opportunities. Women have not recovered lost jobs and income, hunger is on the rise, and school closures threaten girls’ educational gains. Women’s participation in government, research, and resource management remains far from equal. Vulnerable groups of women, including migrants, those with disabilities, and those affected by conflict, are frequently left behind. Disparities between rich and poor countries are preventing equal access to lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, putting women in poorer countries at disproportionate risk.Moreover, despite women’s central roles in responding to COVID-19, including as front-line health workers, they do not have the leadership positions they deserve. Building forward differently and better will require placing women and girls at the centre of all aspects of response and recovery, including through gender-responsive laws, policies, and budgeting.“Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2021” presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, highlighting the progress made since 2015 but also the continued alarm over the COVID-19 pandemic, its immediate effect on women’s well-being, and the threat it poses to future generations. 
Rapid Gender Assessment: For the COVID-19 Situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: The Center for Social and Political Studies "Strategy" | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) The Rapid Gender Assessment on COVID-19 in the Republic of Kazakhstan was prepared by the CFSPI "Strategy" for UN Women and the UN Population Fund. It provides important information about gender roles and responsibilities, opportunities and vulnerabilities that have emerged in society in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. 
Gender and Climate Change: Training Handbook Year of publication: 2018 Author: Višnja Baćanović | Jasmina Murić Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | Government of Serbia | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) This handbook aims to improve the understanding of gender aspects in climate change. It is intended for experts and interested public, and is organized as a training program for male and female representatives of institutions and state administration, so that it may can be used as a source for practical training, as well as a guide for the introduction of gender perspective in programs and projects.The manual is organized according to thematic units of training and includes basic concepts, gender roles and stereotypes; key gender aspects of climate change; legal and strategic frameworks; and the introduction of gender perspectives in policies and programs in the field of climate change. 
Crisis Centers - A Pillar of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Year of publication: 2021 Author: Bermet Baryktabasova | Gaziya Moldakulova | Dina Smailova | Elena Tkacheva | Zulfia Baysakova | Margarita Uskembaeva | Nazgul Turdubekova | Oksana Ibragimova | Raushan Khudayishukurova | Sanzhar Kurmanov | Tatyana Musagalieva | Ukei Murataliyeva | Khurshida Ibragimova | Shakhnoza Khasanova Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) The publication is based on the speeches of 14 experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, who shared their approaches to responding to domestic violence and the experience of crisis centers and gave recommendations on facilitating the work of crisis centers and other services. 
Empowering Women Through Reducing Unpaid Work: A Regional Analysis of Europe and Central Asia Year of publication: 2021 Author: Sara Cantillon | Nina Teasdale Corporate author: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This report is part of a series of information products designed to strengthen social protection in response to the pandemic. It focuses on rethinking the economics of nursing and women's empowerment. This report presents a thematic regional analysis of unpaid work in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the empowerment of women due to the reduction of women's responsibility for such work. 
A Training Manual: Women in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Year of publication: 2021 Author: Anne Speckhard Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This publication serves as guidance for actors involved in the prevention and countering of violent extremism (P/CVE) in Europe and Central Asia including state officials, members of non-governmental organizations, community activists, staff of UN agencies, international and regional organizations to help them understand violent extremism’s gender dimensions. It is designed as a training guide, for staff and trainers who are working with different counterparts engaged in P/CVE, and want to help create more effective and gender-sensitive responses. Participants may for example include civil society activists, women leaders, teachers, journalists, lawyers, social workers, religious authorities, youth, police, local and national governmental officials. The five modules in this guide include learning objectives, explanatory text, warm-up activities, practical exercises, references for further reading and empirical experiences from the region of Europe and Central Asia. Modules may be used all together or one-by-one. The ideal timeframe for delivering the training using all the modules is at least two and a half days (half day per unit). The training is suitable for groups of five to twenty-five people. When organizing the workshop consider gender, age and diversity factors to have the richest learning experience possible. Participants should feel that they are in a safe space where they can openly share their ideas and experiences. Needed materials are indicated for the different exercises. As the guide is aimed at increasing the awareness of persons with different levels of sensitivity and knowledge on violent extremism and gender equality, across Europe and Central Asia, it is an introduction which readers should complement with other resources for deeper and more technical insights. The training should also be tailored to the participants’ interests and needs and to the local context. 
Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change Resilience Year of publication: 2021 Author: Dharmistha Chauhan Corporate author: Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change Resilience is designed for use by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Asia working with communities on gender, climate change resilience and disaster risk reduction. The manual aims to strengthen the capacities of CSOs to mainstream gender in their practices and to actively advocate for gender mainstreaming in policies, programmes, projects and legislation. The long-term objective is to promote climate resilience action on the ground with a gender equality perspective in the forefront. 
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024 Year of publication: 2024 Author: Papa Alioune Seck | Antra Bhatt, Guillem | Fortuny Fillo | Farrah Frick | Yongyi Min | Heather Page | Natalia Tosi | Sokunpanha You Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN. DESA) This publication highlights new data and evidence on gender equality trends. It finds the world falling short on its commitments to women and girls. Despite declining poverty and narrowing gender gaps in education, not a single indicator under the global gender equality Goal has been achieved. The report stresses the high cost of not investing in women's rights and champions radical action to accelerate the pace of change. 
Studying the Level and Main Causes of Violence and Sexual Harassment at Workplace in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Final Report Year of publication: 2023 Author: Nadezhda Gennadievna Dzhumagulova | Gulmira Zheksenovna Yesenova | Rashit Gabitovich Nurmagambetov | Nazgul Batyrbekovna Abdrakhmanova | Shynar Serikkyzy Zhusipkalieva | Zhanna Aleksandrovna Kemelova Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) The authors elucidate the extent and pervasiveness of such atrocities in the country. Authors delve into an analytical discussion of the principal types and causes of this violence and harassment at the workplace, offering significant insights based on the data collected.