Globalization and Gender Flashcards
According to him, the concept of gender relates to “the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being male and female”.
Macionis
It is often synonymously used with the
word, “sex” that biologically partitions the
human population between the males and
females. Unfortunately, this leads some
people to think of gender as simply the
difference between the opposite sexes. Thus,
gender is sometimes described in terms of the
unique characteristics of most males and
females.
Gender
According to them, women have recently
attained a decent level of parity with men in terms of literacy among the developing countries. With 74 countries closing the disparity between men and women in literacy, the international community has reduced gender inequality through literacy progress.
World Economic Forum
As early as ____, there
was already a strong
interest to advance the
position of women in the
international community.
1970s
They launched the First
World Conference on Women in
1975, despite tensions between
the US and Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (USSR)
during the Cold War.
Commission on the Status of
Women
The Third World Conference on Women on the other hand signaled a new approach in understanding the complex issues on women in _____. The delegates of the United States of America this time succeeded in pushing for a more concrete approach of understanding the important issues about women.
1985
The Second World Conference on Women in ____ and the conference opened in Copenhagen with similar representatives dominating the discussions on the pressing issues about women.
1980
The United Nations Conference on Women in 1980 was dominated by the delegates of the Soviet Union, who noted that _____.
Women should be allowed to participate in international issues that affect the domestic affairs of their respective states.
According to her, the conference was dominated by the delegates of the Soviet Union who noted that the issues about
women were the result of the imperialist motives of other states.
Kristen Ghodsee
It consists of the eight international development goals that were expected to be achieved by the member countries of the United Nations in 2015. One of the goals was to promote gender equality and women empowerment, which were pursued
by several countries in education, economics, and politics.
Millennium Development Goals
The Philippines is ranked ___ in gender-based disparity according to the World Economic Forum.
8th
