essay on women the focal point of the family
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Based at UN Women, the Focal Point for Women in the UN System is mandated to monitor and report on the status of women in the United Nations system, serving as the chief advocate for monitoring and improving the status of women across the system and assisting the UN Secretary-General in achieving the General Assembly–mandated goal of 50:50 gender balance at all levels in the UN system.
The primary functions of the Focal Point for Women in the UN System include:
supporting UN Women to report on the status of women to the UN General Assembly and Commission on the Status of Women;advocating and assisting in policy formulation;sharing and showcasing good practices;coordinating and supporting a network of Focal Points for Women in the UN Secretariat and Gender Focal Points in different UN entities; andproviding guidance and advocacy.
Contact the UN Focal Point for Women in the UN System, Katja Pehrman.
Network of departmental focal points
UN Women is responsible for supporting the UN Secretariat’s network of departmental gender focal points.
Guided by the terms of reference(ST/SGB/2008/12), the gender focal points provide critical support to their heads of department by:
promoting greater awareness of gender issues and a gender-sensitive work environment in the department;monitoring progress towards the achievement of gender targets;contributing to the development and realization of gender targets and providing advocacy;advising and supporting training initiatives on gender sensitivity, work/life balance and career path strategies, encouraging greater participation of women in training programmes; andproviding counsel to female staff in the department/office/mission on career advancement and methods to resolve and/or report situations involving harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination or abuse.
UN Women holds regular meetings with the network of focal points; provides guidance and updates on General Assembly mandates, organizational policies and emerging issues; and facilitates networking opportunities.
The primary functions of the Focal Point for Women in the UN System include:
supporting UN Women to report on the status of women to the UN General Assembly and Commission on the Status of Women;advocating and assisting in policy formulation;sharing and showcasing good practices;coordinating and supporting a network of Focal Points for Women in the UN Secretariat and Gender Focal Points in different UN entities; andproviding guidance and advocacy.
Contact the UN Focal Point for Women in the UN System, Katja Pehrman.
Network of departmental focal points
UN Women is responsible for supporting the UN Secretariat’s network of departmental gender focal points.
Guided by the terms of reference(ST/SGB/2008/12), the gender focal points provide critical support to their heads of department by:
promoting greater awareness of gender issues and a gender-sensitive work environment in the department;monitoring progress towards the achievement of gender targets;contributing to the development and realization of gender targets and providing advocacy;advising and supporting training initiatives on gender sensitivity, work/life balance and career path strategies, encouraging greater participation of women in training programmes; andproviding counsel to female staff in the department/office/mission on career advancement and methods to resolve and/or report situations involving harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination or abuse.
UN Women holds regular meetings with the network of focal points; provides guidance and updates on General Assembly mandates, organizational policies and emerging issues; and facilitates networking opportunities.
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women in most of the conservative families are ill treated and are expected to do what their husband says. they are expected to eat last and least.
they are not allowed to take descisions in the family. they are expected to do the house old chores and look after the family and children
they are not allowed to take descisions in the family. they are expected to do the house old chores and look after the family and children
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