Gender Equity and the SDGs

Global Partnership ◽

Development Goals ◽

Gender Based ◽

This chapter identifies some of the most stubborn gender-based risks and vulnerabilities girls face as a cohort from preadolescence through late adolescence across the domains of personal capabilities, security, safety, economic resources, and opportunities. It reviews progress made during the Millennium Development Goal era in improving girls’ health and well-being and looks to the role of adolescent girls in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The chapter concludes by recommending an approach for global partnership that is linked to national and local actions and that is centered on priority interventions that can catalyze change, at scale, for adolescent girls.

Sexual Harassment at African Higher Education Institutions

International Higher Education ◽

10.6017/ihe.2018.94.10513 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 94 ◽

pp. 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christine Dranzoa

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Gender Equity ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Gender Policy ◽

Gender Based

In most African states, joining higher education institutions (HEIs) is, for students, an investment in their own economic progress. Yet, HEIs are sites where sexual harassment and gender-based violence (GBV) occur, increasing the vulnerability of newly enrolled female students and of women in general. A strong gender policy environment, a clear stand by senior management at HEIs, and the empowerment ofmen with respect to gender equity issues are remedies to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being), goal 4 (Quality Education), goal 5 (Gender Equality), and goal 10 (Reduced Inequality).

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from the Longitudinal Parenting Across Cultures Project

10.1332/policypress/9781529204827.003.0005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 89-112

Author(s):

Jennifer E. Lansford ◽

W. Andrew Rothenberg ◽

Sombat Tapanya ◽

Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado ◽

Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Longitudinal Data ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Research ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Development Goals ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

This chapter uses evidence from the Parenting Across Cultures (PAC) project to illustrate ways in which longitudinal data can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs.) The chapter begins by providing an overview of the research questions that have guided the international PAC as well as a description of the participants, procedures, and measures. Next, empirical findings from PAC are summarized to illustrate implications for six specific SDGs related to child and adolescent development in relation to education, poverty, gender, mental health, and well-being. Then the chapter describes how longitudinal data offer advantages over cross-sectional data in operationalizing SDG targets and implementing the SDGs. Finally, limitations, future research directions, and conclusions are provided.

Exploring the impact of economic and sociopolitical development on people’s health and well-being: A case study of the Karanga people in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v72i4.3491 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 72 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sophia Chirongoma

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Well Being ◽

Faith Healing ◽

Sociopolitical Development ◽

Western Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Impact ◽

Through an exploration of the collapse of the Zimbabwean health delivery systems during the period 2000–2010, this article examines the Karanga people’s indigenous responses to utano (health and well-being). The first section explores the impact of Zimbabwe’s economic and sociopolitical development on people’s health and well-being. The next section foregrounds the ‘agency’ of the Karanga community in accessing and facilitating health care, especially their utilisation of multiple healthcare providers as well as providing health care through indigenous remedies such as traditional medicine and faith-healing. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 which aspires to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, the concluding section offers insights for developing an indigenous Karanga theology of utano utilising communal resources and illustrating that the concept of ‘development’ should not be confined to rigid Western development perspectives.

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of Good Health and Well-Being by European Union Countries in 2017

Comparative Economic Research ◽

10.18778/1508-2008.23.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 53-68

Author(s):

Iwona Konarzewska

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Eu Countries ◽

United Nations General ◽

Development Goals ◽

United Nations General Assembly ◽

Using Data ◽

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of them, Goal 3, is defined as: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. In the paper, we have considered the indices proposed by Eurostat, which help to measure the level that the targets achieve. We present the dynamics of indices over the period 2002–2017. Multi-criteria statistical analysis for 28 EU countries was conducted using data up to 2017 to show how much EU countries are diversified and to present rankings of countries on their way to achieving the good health and well-being status of their citizens. The results are compared with a global SGD-Sub-Index for Goal 3, developed by Sachs et al. (2018).

The role of socioeconomic and environmental factors on the number of tuberculosis cases in Indonesia

10.31219/osf.io/ad3uv ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Andi Kustanto

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

Health Workers ◽

Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Poor People ◽

Development Goals ◽

The threat of TB continues to occur in the world. In 2018, 10 million people suffered from TB, and 1.5 million people die from this infectious disease. Referring to target 3 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals 03 regarding good health and well-being, by 2030, end the epidemic of AIDS, TB, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and other communicable diseases. Based on data from the WHO, Indonesia ranks 3rd for TB cases globally. The estimated population suffering from TB is 845,000 cases; only 68 percent of cases were found and treated in 2018. The high number of TB cases in Indonesia could threaten the golden generation's opportunity in the next 2025 demographic bonus, where the number of productive age population is higher than the population non-productive age. This study found that population factors such as population, population density, and the number of poor people had a positive and significant effect on TB cases. In contrast, the GRDP per capita, the number of health workers, and literacy rates negatively affected the TB cases. Furthermore, environmental factors from the availability of proper sanitation and toilet facilities show a negative but insignificant effect on TB cases.

Gaining Insight into Youth Programming and the Inclusivity of Girls

Critical Social Work ◽

10.22329/csw.v20i1.5962 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shannon Vokes ◽

Erinn Barry ◽

Ciann Wilson ◽

Victoria Pulla ◽

Jora Shacter

Keyword(s):

Gender Equity ◽

Personal Development ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Physical Space ◽

Well Being ◽

Knowledge Mobilization ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Recreational Programs ◽

Gender Based ◽

Boys dominate youth recreational programs in ways that control the conversation and the physical space, which impedes the ability for girls to participate. This is distressing, given that youth recreational and social programs, for example, those focusing on personal development or on health and well-being, improve girls’ physical and mental health and serve as a protective buffer against negative health outcomes. We conducted a qualitative community-based Participatory Action Research (PAR) project in which we interviewed programmers responsible for social and recreational programs that cater to youth between the ages of 12 and 18 in a region of Southwestern Ontario, Canada. We examined factors influencing girls’ participation through the lens of a modified Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model. The findings were unpacked with a view toward gender equity, particularly focusing on girls’ health and well-being. Based on the findings, we created a knowledge mobilization gender-based toolkit, which, upon implementing, would make the benefits of recreational programming more accessible to girls.

THE ROLE OF GERONTOLOGISTS IN ACHIEVING THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.298 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S76-S76

Author(s):

Carole Cox ◽

Carole B Cox

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Protection ◽

Well Being ◽

Left Behind ◽

The Status ◽

Development Goals

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) developed by the United Nations in 2015 are global benchmarks for all countries to meet by 2030 to ensure well-being and prosperity while protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms. The underlying pledge is that no one will be left behind Globally, older adults are one of the most vulnerable populations, suffering from poverty and poor health and little social protection. Social workers can play key roles in assuring that the concerns and interests and rights of older adults are recognized in the SDGs and in the policies developed to meet them. This paper focuses on 6 of the SDG’s that are most pertinent to the status and inclusion of older people and the implications they have for specific social work involvement.

THE ROLE OF GERONTOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ACHIEVING THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.294 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S75-S76

Author(s):

Toni C Antonucci

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Potential Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Individual ◽

Abstract The United Nations has identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) designed to improve the health and well-being of the world’s most vulnerable populations. This presentation will review the potential role psychology, in particular, illustrative theories and research, in achieving the SDGs of reducing poverty and achieving gender equality and empowerment. We consider life span (individual) developmental and life course (environmental structure) theories as useful for explaining how poverty and inequality influence the individual and community at one point in time and over time. Further, we use research evidence to illustrate how naturally occurring resources can be garnered to better explain, understand, identify and create successful intervention programs. We emphasize the importance psychology to achieving SDGs and emphasize that the application psychology to changing the behavior and expectations of individuals and societies to achieve sustainable development that contributes to a world that celebrates optimal and sustainable development for all.

Healthcare Managers’ Perception About the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Journal of Management and Sustainability ◽

10.5539/jms.v11n2p141 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 141

Author(s):

Jonas A. S. Schwartzman ◽

Paola Zucchi

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Development Goals ◽

Online Forms ◽

In 2015, about 190 United Nations Member States proposed an ambitious agenda, to be worked on by different actors in society, which was entitled 2030 Agenda. The document was divided into 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are broken down into 169 targets aiming to eradicate poverty and promote a decent life for all. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of healthcare managers about SDGs, especially SDG 3, which addresses Good Health and Well-Being. This cross-sectional observational study identified and analyzed the participants’ profilesthrough online forms with questions about the general perception of the SDGs, and questions related to SDG 3. The quantitative analysis of the results was performed, in percentage terms, and the qualitative analysis was performed using the five-point Likert scale. Twenty-one technical directors of healthcare services participated in the survey. According to the results, 14 (66.6)  of the participants presented medium to highknowledge regarding SDG. In addition, 18 (85.7%) of these professionals understand that the SDGs are of high/very high importance to guide public policies. In general, there is a low expectation for the achievement of the 17 SDGs in Brazil, but it was highlighted that it should be a priority, which SDG could contribute to the achievement of SDG 3: Good Health and well-being as well as the vision of policy recommendations to achieve the SDG 3 targets. This analysis allows contact with SDG and enables a deeper discussion on the topic in healthcare services.

Role of Zakat in Sustainable Development Goals

International Journal of Zakat ◽

10.37706/ijaz.v2i2.21 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Salman Ahmed Shaikh ◽

Abdul Ghafar Ismail

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Well Being ◽

Quality Education ◽

Decent Work ◽

Classification Code ◽

Development Goals ◽

In this paper, we explore the potential of the institution of Zakāt to meet the development challenges, especially in the Muslim world. We discuss the interlinkages between the institution of Zakāt and Maqasid-al-Shari’ah. We also discuss the economic potential and effects of Zakāt by reviewing theoretical and empirical studies. Finally, we also provide our analysis which suggests that Zakāt can play an important role in meeting sustainable development goals related to poverty, hunger, global health and well-being, quality education, decent work and economic growth and income inequality. Keywords: Zakāt, Sustainable Development Goals, Poverty, InequalityJEL Classification Code: E6, H2, H3