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Indice global de pauvreté multidimensionnelle 2021
L'Indice mondial de pauvreté multidimensionnelle (IPM) produit par le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD) et l'Initiative d'Oxford concernant la pauvreté et le développement humain mesure la pauvreté en tenant compte de diverses privations subies par les personnes au cours de leur vie quotidienne notamment leur mauvaise santé une éducation insuffisante et leur faible niveau de vie. Le rapport examine le niveau et la composition de la pauvreté multidimensionnelle dans 109 pays couvrant 59 milliards de personnes et présente une ventilation par ethnie/race/caste concernant 41 pays disposant d'informations.
United Nations Disarmament Yearbook 2021: Part I
The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook Volume 46 (Part I): 2021 is a compilation of the resolutions and decisions of the 76th session of the General Assembly the voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee lead sponsors sponsors and co-sponsors references to First Committee report and dates of adoption.
Índice de pobreza multidimensional global 2021
El Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional (IPM) global elaborado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Iniciativa de Pobreza y Desarrollo Humano de Oxford mide la pobreza considerando varias privaciones experimentadas por las personas en su vida diaria incluida la mala salud la educación insuficiente y un bajo nivel de vivir. Este informe examina el nivel y la composición de la pobreza multidimensional en 109 países que cubren a 5900 millones de personas y presenta un desglose por etnia/raza/casta para 41 países con información disponible.
Preface
The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook is now in its forty-sixth year of publication. Part I presents the official texts of the 56 resolutions and 4 decisions related to disarmament arms control and international security that were debated in the First Committee and forwarded to the General Assembly for adoption at its seventy-sixth session.
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative measures poverty by considering various deprivations experienced by people in their daily lives including poor health insufficient education and a low standard of living. This report examines the level and composition of multidimensional poverty across 109 countries covering 5.9 billion people and presents an ethnicity/race/caste disaggregation for 41 countries with available information.
UNESCO: A Braided River
On the eve of International Women’s Day UNESCO launched a one-of-a-kind and richly illustrated publication entitled A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science. The book showcases the fact that much of India’s success in science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) can be attributed to the passion and talent of its women scientists. It also examines in details the challenges they face and provides actionable recommendations to promote and retain women in science education and careers. In addition to insightful research and findings the book features captivating photographic portraits of some 60 Indian women scientists and provides suggestions to enhance their participation in science research and industry. The substance of the Report has been developed by an experienced team led by Rao R. Bhavani UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India under the guidance of UNESCO New Delhi.
Conclusion
We conclude this book by re-emphasizing the urgency and importance of improving the status of women in science. This publication is part of a long history of research and recommendations within the larger conversation on gender equality but is unique in its particular focus on the Indian context and its review of the gaps and promising practices of existing efforts. We make the point again that now more than ever collaboration between stakeholders is required to ensure the best possible programmes are funded and the general public encouraged to take part in this collective goal. We conclude on a hopeful note reminding readers of the great potential of Indian science and the role that gender equality will play in reaching this potential.
The Indian context
This chapter explores existing data and key reports on women in science in India while taking the great diversity of the nation and the complexity of the issue into account. India has achieved commendable progress in some areas of gender equality in the sciences but still faces critical challenges before the field of science flourishes in a healthy and gender-equitable way. This chapter provides a review of existing reports and available population data relevant to women in science along with commentary on important gaps that need to be filled to ensure future policies and solutions succeed. One of this chapter’s primary goals is to draw attention to the multidimensional obstacles that women face in pursuing a career in science including infrastructure and access to resources but also (perhaps more importantly) socio-cultural biases that begin at home and permeate the workplace and education systems. We hope that readers will appreciate the complexity and interconnectedness of the various elements that make up the Indian context and why the theme of this publication is so important.
Acknowledgements
A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science is a collaborative effort and involved many individuals and organizations under the overall guidance of Mr Eric Falt Director and Representative at UNESCO New Delhi and Mr Benno Boer Programme Specialist for Natural Sciences at UNESCO New Delhi.
The invisible biases
This chapter presents an exploratory study of academic professionals in the sciences from among a small number of Institutes of Eminence (IoEs) in India. The study examines the curricula vitae (CVs) of faculty in various science departments to identify possible trends in how women and men progress through their careers in universities. In it we analyse key variables and report the results followed by a discussion on how this contributes to the overall theme of this publication. Important findings include that women seem to have more career gaps that cannot be explained by other professional activities are less likely to pursue postdoctoral positions especially internationally and yet are more likely to have received merit-based scholarships as students.