CBS Career Night Meet UN Women

To achieve results on gender equality and women’s rights, we work through: o Normative (global) o Operative (country level) o Coordination (UN) UN Women Work & Mandate

Cairo Panama City Nairobi Istanbul India Dakar Bangkok Where we are 3 Liaison Offices 6 Regional Offices 6 Multi-Country Offices 48 Country Offices 31 Programme Presence 94 Barbados Morocco Kazakhstan South Africa Fiji Copenhagen Brussels Tokyo New York Head Quarters

The Nordic Countries Strong advocates for Gender Equality Played important role in the establishment of UN Women Significant financial contributions The Nordic Liaison Office Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations Public and Political Advocacy Strengthened partnership with civil society and the general public Strengthened partnership with the private sector Nordic Liaison Office

Leadership and Political Participation Economic Empowerment Peace and Security Ending Violence Against Women Governance and National Planning What we do

Economic Empowerment Why are women overrepresented among the worlds poor? Laws limiting access to finance, land etc. Lack of access to education, health-care, etc. Violence, underage marriages Social norms, gender roles and stereotypes Less time for work Women represent 70% of the world's poor In most countries, women’s wages represent between 70 & 90 per cent of men’s Why do something about it? Establish more stable societies and improve quality of life in all communities Build strong economies. Good for business How? Normative. Internationally-agreed goals for development and human rights Operational. Business skill courses and microcredit loans

Leadership and Political Participation Support adoption and implementation of constitutional reforms, including temporary special measures Promote gender-responsive electoral management Training for women political candidates to help build their capacities, and offer civic education and sensitization campaigns on gender equality.

Ending Violence Against Women Advocate for ending VAW, increase awareness of the causes and consequences of violence. Promote the need for changing norms and behavior of men and boys. Support expanding access to quality multi-sectoral responses for survivors covering safety, shelter, health, justice and other essential services. Policy guidance to step up investments in prevention. Support UN member states in developing national action plans to prevent and address VAW.

Peace and Security Support implementation of UN Security Council Resolution family of res. Support stronger incorporation of gender equality commitments in conflict response and peace agreements. Promote increased numbers of women peace mediators. Promote gender-responsive Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. Engender humanitarian responses.

Governance and National Planning Advocate for transparent and adequate public financing for gender equality, including through the adoption of gender- responsive budgets that channel adequate resources to both women and men. Key role in supporting a stronger normative framework for financing for gender equality. Supporting strengthened public sector capacity and accountability for gender equality.

Possibilities for CBS students? Internship Six months, full-time Fall semester – from August until January Spring semester – from February until July JPO – Junior Professional Officer Consultancy contracts Permanent positions

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