Gender Equality: Central & Eastern Europe

Gender Equality Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Central & Eastern Latvia Lithuania Poland Europe Romania Slovakia Šlovenia Why invest in gender equality in Central & Eastern Europe? HIGHER EDUCATION = MORE OPPORTUNITIES %3D more women than 1+30% men in universities of female uni- 47% 66% versity students study social sciences, business or law of judges are women BUT Women are under-represented in decision-making. seats in 17% senates seats in parliaments 18% ministers This unequal power distribution is preventing women from fully enjoying their rights. WOMEN'S INCOME 1$ ONE $ 1$ 65 cents 1$ 1$ 50¢ 10¢ 1 dollar GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX Gender Equality = equal rights = responsibilities = opportunities %3D for men and women total total equality inequality 0,13 0,21 Western Eastern Europe Europe Investing in policies that promote equality between men and women create more sustainable societies. Sources: http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=2&id=4&hActiveDimensionld=WDI_Series http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/dialog/varval.asp?ma=006_GEECTertStud_r&path=./database/STAT/30-GE/04-EducatAndcommunicat/&lang=1&ti=Tertiary+ students+by+field+of+study%2C+type+of+programme+and+sex http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/dialog/varval.asp?ma=005_GEPDJudges_r&path=./database/STAT/30-GE/05-PublicAnddecision/&lang=1&ti=Judges+by+sex http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/ http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2011/download/ For further information please visit UNDP Europe and CIS website, http://europeandcis.undp.org/gender UN DP Empowered lives. Resilient nations.