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"The financial crisis is expected to have serious, widespread impacts on the real economy and particularly on the lives of people already in poverty. Historically, economic recessions have placed a disproportionate burden on women. Women are more likely than men to be in vulnerable jobs, to be under-employed or without a job, to lack social protection, and to have limited access to and control over economic and financial resources. Policy responses to the financial crisis must take gender equality perspectives into account to ensure, for example, that women as well as men can benefit from employment creation and investments in social infrastructure. 1
Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
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"The scale and impact of the current crisis is still largely unknown, but it is expected that women and girls in both developed and developing countries will be particularly affected by job cuts, lose of livelihoods, increased responsibilities in all spheres of their life, and an increased risk of societal and domestic violence. A systematic gender analysis of the current economic crisis is critical for developing viable solutions and upholding human rights standards." 2
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UN resources on the gender perspectives of the financial crisis:
DAW: UN Division for the Advancement
of Women
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DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Impact of crises on women and children
The Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly considered issues regarding to the development and advancement of women and adopted several draft resolutions. DESA News, December 2009
- Financial and economic crisis: Gender perspective
The economic and financial crisis puts a disproportionate burden on women, who are often concentrated in vulnerable employment, are more likely to be unemployed than men, tend to have lower unemployment and social security benefits, and have unequal access to and control over economic and financial resources. April 2009
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ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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General Assembly
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ILO: International Labour
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OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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UNCTAD: UN Conference on Trade and Development
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UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
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UNECE: Economic Commission for Europe
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UNESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
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UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
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UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund for Women
- Forum on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women Migrant Workers
The UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Office, in cooperation with the International Labour Organization and with support from the European Commission, organized a Forum on the Gendered Impact of the Economic Crisis on Asian Migrant Workers on 23-25 April 2009 in Bangkok.
- Governments Need to Ensure Women Do Not Bear the Brunt of the Economic Crisis
News release, 26 June 2009
- UNDP, UNIFEM, Joint Statement on Financial and Economic Crisis
United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
- Making Economic Stimulus Packages Work for Women
> Panel discussion, 24 June 2009
> Working Paper, June 2009
- Breakfast Dialogue on the Economic Crisis: Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development with Gender Equality
26 June 2009, United Nations Headquarters New York
- Lunch Seminar: Analysing the Current Economic Crisis and Gender Perspectives in Latin America
29 June 2009, United Nations Headquarters New York
- The World Economic and Financial Crisis: What Will It Mean for Gender Equality?
Speech by In�s Alberdi, Fifth Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament, Vienna, Austria, 13 July 2009
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UN-INSTRAW: United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
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UN News Centre
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World Bank
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1 Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
to the fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women
New York, 2 March 2009
2 Statement by Ms. Yakin Ert�rk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences on the occasion of International Women's Day
Geneva, 6 March 2009
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