Articles about World Economic Forum
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Efforts to boost women's status show results
16 May 11
The Africa Progress report is an annual report produced by a Panel consisting of a group of distinguished individuals chaired by Kofi Annan whose objective is to track and encourage progress in Africa, and to underscore shared responsibility between African leaders and their international partners for sustaining it. [read more]
Tracking the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development
10 May 11
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Welcome to the 16th edition of Roadmap to Equality! tracking progress toward the implementation and ratification of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.
In South Africa the countdown to the local government elections on 18 May is heating up, with all political leaders calling for people to come out in... [read more]
Gender quotas go to Davos!
01 February 11
Each year, prime ministers, bankers, business tycoons and other movers and shakers of the global elite gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos. And each year, one key thing has been missing: women.
Now, in an attempt to improve the traditionally dismal gender balance at this year's... [read more]
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 12, November 2010
09 November 10 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Welcome to the 12th edition of Roadmap to Equality: Keeping you updated on regional developments! October highlights included several successful launches of the Regional SADC Gender Protocol 2010 Barometer: in Mauritius, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In Botswana, the Barometer was launched at the SADC Secretariat by SADC... [read more]
The Global Gender Gap Index
08 November 10
The Global Gender Gap Index, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gender gap on economic, political, education and health based criteria, and provides country... [read more]
Levelling the playing field: WhizzKids United promoting gender equality
27 February 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
South Africa’s 6th-place standing in the World
Economic Forum’s 2009 Gender Gap Index shows
that the country’s egalitarian policies are bearing fruit
in the labour market. However, not included in the
index’s indicators are the disproportionately high HIV
infection rates amongst women, and the shockingly... [read more]
Polygamy: What’s culture got to do with it?
15 February 10 | (3) Comments
Regional relevance: South Africa
Recently, many debates have sprouted on polygamy. A few years ago, I stood uncertain of my position on the matter. That was until South African President Jacob Zuma got in front of the world and defended polygamy with culture. [read more]
World’s most famous polygamist snubs safe sex
03 February 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
Twenty kids, five weddings (and more to come?) and a whole lot of polygamous loving going on, marital and extra-marital. Some say it is a private matter, but like it or not, just as with any celebrity, Zuma’s sexual behaviour is not private. [read more]
Award-winning runner role model for African leaders
04 December 07
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Mozambican runner Maria de Lurdes Mutola recently won the All Africa Sports Awards best female athlete in an award ceremony held in Accra, Ghana on 19 November. After two Olympic medals, 12 world championships and numerous race wins all over the world, including the sole winner of the $1 million prize for the Golden... [read more]
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