Women’s Rights and Gender Equality for Sustainable Development: Discussing the Proposed SDGs within the Context of the Development Problematique in the Arab Region
Abstract
This paper was prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a background paper contributing to the Arab Sustainable Development Report. It focuses on gender equality as a core element to achieve sustainable development. It tackles gender mainstreaming as a strategy to overcome gender inequalities. In addition, this paper discusses proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) that tackle the gender dimension within the context of the development problematique in Arab countries.
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| 2019-02-08 08:52:22
Document Type
Papers
Source
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Keywords :
/Women's rights//Gender equality//Sustainable development// Arab Sustainable Development Report//MDGs/Women and education//Women and health//Employment//Rural women/ /Violence against women//Women and political participation/ /Women and gender//SDGs//Investment/ /Trade//Indicators// Arab countries/