scholarly journals The Sustainable Developments Goals and Buddha’s Teachings

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Sabita Dhakhwa
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Loving Kindness ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Buddha

 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The Buddha delivered several Dhamma discourses to diverse people in the various places for forty-five years; from the time he attained enlightenment until he entered into Mahaparinibbāna. These Dhamma discourses are related to non-violence, equality and peace. The elimination of all forms of gender based violence and promotion of equality are very much related with change of attitude and positive mind development. Moral conducts (Sila), Right speech, Right livelihood, Right understanding, practicing of loving kindness (Mettā, Saraniya Dhammas, etc are some of the Buddha’s teachings which can contribute to attitude change and positive mind development. The teachings of the Buddha are in harmony with the spirit of Gender equality goal of SDGs. Therefore, the article intends to throw light on the following aspects: What are the Buddha’s teaching for Gender equality? and how Buddha’s teachings can contribute to eliminate gender based violence and promote Gender equality which is one of the goal of SDGs.

Structural monitoring of selected national legislation of Turkey on gender-based violence against women

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-420
Author(s):  
Ilknur Yuksel-Kaptanoglu ◽  
Cansu Dayan
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Structural Monitoring ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Gender Based

Gender-based violence (GBV) is now recognised as a violation of women’s human rights, and a form of discrimination against women globally. Inclusion of GBV in the sustainable development goals agenda encouraged data collection and monitoring activities which are mainly indicator-based monitoring. In this study, we tried to focus on aspects of structural monitoring of the domestic legislation of Turkey which provide a basis for combating violence against women. Using the equality, respect for dignity, non-discrimination, non-violence, gender equality, women’s empowerment and due diligence norms, we revealed that the last two norms are the least mentioned international norms in the selected national legislation of the country. Through this study, we emphasise the significance of an integrated approach in not only monitoring but also in eliminating GBV against women, which ipso facto embodies the need for an independent monitoring system and, overall, a feminist solidarity with all components.

scholarly journals The time is now – a call to action for gender equality in global health leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dhatt ◽  
K. Thompson ◽  
D. Lichtenstein ◽  
K. Ronsin ◽  
K. Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Health Leadership ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health Programming

AbstractGender equality is considered paramount to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals and incorporated into global health programming and delivery, but there is great gender disparity within global health leadership and an absence of women at the highest levels of decision making. This perspective piece outlines the current gaps and challenges, highlighting the lack of data and unanswered questions regarding possible solutions, as well as the activity of Women in Global Health and efforts to directly address the inequity and lack of female leaders. We conclude with an agenda and tangible next steps of action for promoting women's leadership in health as a means to promote the global goals of achieving gender equality and catalyzing change.

scholarly journals Gender and Family in Modern Acehnese Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-146
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zawil Kiram
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Cultural Shift ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Family ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Domestic Affairs

Since it was declared as one of the crucial issues in the Sustainable Development Goals agenda by the United Nations, gender equality has entered every country including in the Acehnese family. As a province that implements Islamic law and rich in local wisdom, Aceh has its own perspective in responding to the issue of gender equality. Although in the past (in terms of religion and culture) Aceh recognized the existence of the same position between men and women in the family, in its implementation gender equality has not achieved completely. The cultural shift and understanding of Acehnese society towards gender, which is considered as an ideology from the West, has become one of the big walls in the realization of gender equality in the family. The culture of the society that stigmatizes men as weak people if they are involved in domestic affairs also plays a major role. In addition, the most influential thing is the absence of gender-based education both in families and social institutions in Acehnese society, therefore the generation that grows continues to develop with the same understanding as their predecessors which resulted in the discourse of gender equality in modern Aceh society being a mere delusion.

scholarly journals Women’s and Girls’ Experiences of Security and Justice in Somaliland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky Carter
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Government Organisation ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

This rapid review seeks to provide an overview of the publicly available literature from the academic, donor, and non-government organisation sources on women’s and girls’ experiences of statutory and customary security and justice in Somaliland. In Somaliland women and girls experience poor security, with high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and significant barriers to gender equality in the pluralistic legal system. The predominant clan-based customary justice system, along with conservative social norms and religious beliefs, discriminates against women and girls, while weak formal state institutions are not able to deliver accessible and effective justice for vulnerable and marginalised groups. Social stigma silences SGBV survivors and their families, with many rape crimes resolved through customary compensation or marriage. National and international organisations have undertaken various activities to promote gender equality in security and justice, with support provided to formal and informal security and justice institutions and actors at national and local levels, as well as initiatives to empower women and girls.

Diffusing gender equality norms in the midst of a feminicide pandemic: The case of AMEXCID and decentralized Mexican South-South cooperation

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Structural Inequality ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Based

Mexican development policy is guided by the country’s dual function as both a recipient and a provider of international cooperation. Over the past 17 years, the country has taken several initiatives to promote gender equality nationally, and today gender equality norms cut across Mexican priorities in foreign policy and South-South cooperation activities. Paradoxically, the gains achieved at policy formulating tables have been accompanied by a rise in gender-based violence. To approach this paradox, this article engages with gender equality norms to show how they have been introduced, developed and transformed in the context of a national security crisis and extreme violence directed at women. The analysis points to the important role of Mexican feminists and anti-feminicide activists in the promotion of gender equality norms, as well as to the existence of a political landscape in which structural inequality persists and such norms remain highly contested.

The Role of Community Radio in Promoting Gender Equality in Rwanda

2021 ◽  
pp. 343-365
Author(s):  
Donatien Niyonzima ◽  
Kriti Bhuju
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Participatory Communication ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
The Media ◽  
Gender Based

Rwanda has become a role model for the progress it has made on gender equality and women empowerment. The credit of this transformation goes to the media such as community radio stations which have been constantly promoting gender equality through their programming by bringing out the gender issues, educating people on gender-based violence (GBV), leading dialogues, and coming up with solutions to promote gender equality. Drawing from the feminist theory and participatory communication concept, the results reflect that empowering community on issues related to gender and GBV is directly linked to understanding the audience perception and involving local audiences in community radio programming. This encourages people and helps to understand power relations existing in the community and promote gender equality. The results showed that community radio plays an important role in creating awareness to rural populations in Rwanda about gender issues including GBV and that it helps in empowering the rural population thereby contributing to promote gender equality in Rwanda.

scholarly journals Gender Equality and Sustainable Development: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nigerian Laws and Practices to Guarantee the Woman’s Human Right

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-420
Author(s):  
Oluwakemi Odeyinde
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Women In Parliament

In light of the prevalence of discriminatory practices and violence against women, gender equality has been internationally recognized as one of the sustainable development goals to be achieved by state parties before the year 2030. However, achieving equality between men and women has been the greatest human right issue in Nigeria. The main aim of this article is to show that women are important in promoting sustainable development. However there are provisions of the Nigerian law which discriminate against a woman. This article argues that sections 221, 353, 357 and 360 of the Criminal Code and sections 55, 282(2) of the Penal Codediscriminate against a girl or woman. In addition, although Nigeria is a party to a number of international treaties such as CEDAW, gender discrimination remains a major threat to sustainable development. The limited number of women appointed in the senate shows the extent of marginalization of women in Nigeria. For example, the United Nations rating of Nigeria in human development is low due to the fact that the percentage of seats held by women in parliament is so minimal compared to the men. Therefore the findings of this article are to assist policymakers in enforcing sustainable practices that promote gender equality by among other things, amending the relevant provisions of the criminal code and the penal code which discriminates against a female in Nigeria. Finally, to reconsider bringing back the gender equality bill that was rejected for second reading in 2015 at the floor of the senate.

scholarly journals Venezuelan migrant population in Colombia: health indicators in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 684
Author(s):  
Laura Juliana Bonilla-Tinoco ◽  
Melissa Aguirre-Lemus ◽  
Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Forensic Sciences ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Gender Based

Background: The number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia has dramatically increased over the past years, which poses great challenges to the Colombian health system. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare some health indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals between the Venezuelan migrant population and the Colombian population. Methods: A longitudinal, descriptive analysis of the maternal mortality ratio; the neonatal, infant and under-five mortality; the proportionate mortality due to undernourishment; and the rates of alleged sexual felony, intimate partner violence and domestic violence in the Venezuelan migrant population in Colombia and in the Colombian population in the 2015-2019 period was conducted. Maternal and child health and undernourishment indicators were estimated for the 2015-18 period, while the gender-based violence indicators were obtained only for 2018-19, since those were the years with information available for each of these indicators. Data was extracted from official sources, such as the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (INMLCF) and Migración Colombia. The categorical and numerical variables were described through percentages and rates, respectively. Results: Venezuelan migrants in Colombia had higher rates of maternal, neonatal, infant and under-five mortality, as well as proportionate mortality due to undernourishment, than the Colombian population throughout the study years, although the difference between them decreased at the end of the period. As for the gender-based violence indicators, the Colombian population showed higher rates than the Venezuelan migrants, and both Colombian and Venezuelan female victims showed higher rates in these violence indicators than their male counterparts of the same nationality. Conclusions: Some apparent inequalities still persist despite the efforts of the Colombian government to attend to the health needs of the Venezuelan migrant population. Colombia must keep and strengthen migratory inclusion in its public policies to impact on migrants’ health.

scholarly journals Expanding Opportunities: A Framework for Gender and Socially-Inclusive Climate Resilient Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Huyer ◽  
Elisabeth Simelton ◽  
Nitya Chanana ◽  
Annet Abenakyo Mulema ◽  
Edwige Marty
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
Research To Policy

Limiting global warming to the 2°C target that countries have committed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement, and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, will require large-scale expansion of climate-resilient approaches in agriculture and food systems. In order to achieve the scale of change required, coordinated action is needed from global to local levels, from research to policy and investment, and across private, public, and civil society sectors. But at the same time, differential approaches are needed to address gender equality and women's concerns in climate-resilient agriculture. This article sets out a conceptual framework for scaling up climate resilient agriculture (CRA) approaches that are gender and socially inclusive by taking into account these constraints and inequalities across wider areas and different aspects of CRA. It builds on gender and climate-resilient agriculture research and project experience to argue that the additional integration of women's empowerment approaches and dimensions into this scaling framework provides the opportunity to promote gender equality while scaling up. It also identifies gaps and areas for further analysis and research. The intention is to identify potential pathways for developing a gender- and socially-inclusive set of options and strategies, in four key dimensions: climate resilient technologies and practices; climate information services that reach under-reached groups; inclusive finance mechanisms; and promoting leadership in decision-making.

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