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  1. Feb 6

    🗣️Aujourd'hui c'est la Journée internationale de tolérance zéro à l'égard des mutilations génitales féminines. Au Burkina Faso, 63 % des femmes ont été victimes de . Pour en savoir plus ➡️ 🚺🇧🇫

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  2. Feb 6

    🗣️Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. In Burkina Faso, 63% of women have undergone . Learn more ➡️ 🚺🇧🇫

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    Feb 5

    face less discrimination in destination countries than in their countries of origin:

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    Feb 2

    Check out 's illustration on , drawing on the Development Centre's study:

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    Jan 25
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    Sticky social norms is a big challenge for care work. In Burkina Faso, found that 90% of people see unpaid care work as being women’s responsibility. 70% do not think it should be shared. Need to tackle these challenges to achieve

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    Jan 25

    . – No matter what country you live in, women undertake on average more unpaid care work than men … In Burkina Faso, women spend on average 7 hours a week in activities while in the urban areas it's 3 hours.

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    Jan 24

    at the social institutions & gender index national focal point meeting exploring the latest trends in data + evidence to better understand & develop policy responses to improve & strengthen equality for all.

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    Jan 24

    At first informal network meeting of focal points for the SIGI Index. Coming out later this year, it’ll unpack the root causes of gender inequality & discriminatory social norms to guide programs, policies & $$$

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    Jan 24

    experts meet to discuss the importance of and how it correlates to . Get more on their more here:

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    Jan 12

    "L’accès à l’éducation" remède aux pratiques sociales formelles et informelles qui restreignent les libertés des femmes, selon , Premier Minsitre du :

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    Jan 22

    How can we recognise, reduce & redistribute women’s ? Share your solutions by Thurs 25 Jan for the Policy Dialogue on & help develop a roadmap to achieve .4

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    Jan 15

    Le caractère multidimensionnel des discriminations au sein de la famille est d’autant plus fréquent que les femmes vivent en milieu rural :

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  13. Jan 11

    📢Le projet -Burkina Faso montre que réduire les discriminations de genre dans les institutions sociales représente une opportunité non négligeable afin de promouvoir l’autonomisation des et stimuler le développement du pays ➡️

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    Jan 11

    Nouveau rapport: Les normes sociales discriminatoires et les lois coutumières sont des obstacles à l'égalité des genres et à la croissance inclusive dans :

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    10 Dec 2017

    Violence against women is listed by many countries as one of the three most urgent issues facing their country. On read more on gender equality

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  16. 28 Nov 2017

    In Sub-Saharan Africa, over half of women (53%) believe that their husband or partner is justified in beating his wife or partner under certain circumstances such as burning food or leaving the house without permission. Learn more: ➡️

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  17. 27 Nov 2017

    Evidence on the economic costs of VAW in reinforces the case for urgent policy action. Domestic violence results in a number of direct costs and indirect cost for individuals and societies. Learn more ➡️

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  18. 27 Nov 2017

    Close to 1 in 3 women 🚺 has experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former partner during their lifetime in Latin America and the Caribbean (ranging from 17% in the Dominican Republic to 64% in Bolivia) Learn more:

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    26 Nov 2017

    [3] Violence against women major challenge in SSAfrica due to legislative weaknesses & high prevalence. 17 in 43 countries have no legislation on domestic violence & existing laws provide only patchy coverage. 43% of women experienced violence from partner

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    26 Nov 2017

    Up to 1 in 2 women in Europe & Central Asia report having experienced violence. Social acceptance & inadequacy of legislation leave women exposed.

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    [4] Violence against women remains high in Europe & Central Asia, fuelled by legal loopholes & high acceptance rates. 23/48 countries dont recognize marital rape as a crime. Reported prevalence rates up to 50% in certain countries. Act now!
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