A decade
has passed since Beijing Platform for
Action was adopted at The Fourth World
Conference on Women in 1995. In 2005,
the UN are reviewing the progress on
status of women with respect to 12 critical
areas of concerns.
BPW
International have contributed to this
review by attending several Beijing+10
Review meetings organized by NGO and UN
for various region of the world. Furthermore,
Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, in her role as
Chair of UN Status of Women Committee
of BPW International 2002-2005, also initiated
a project called “Two Steps Forward
and One Step Back” to survey members
opinions on advancements and setbacks
with respect to critical areas of concerns
and collect case studies. The selected
case studies were present at NGO Beijing+10
Review in Asia-Pacific in July 2004 and
will be present at workshop at Commission
on Status of Women 49th Session in March
2005.
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"Beijing+10
Review: Two Steps Forward and One
Step Back" Archive
This archive
is a collection of case studies /
supportive evidences that reflect
either the advancement or the set
back (or both) for women with respect
to 12 critical areas of concerns in
Beijing Platform for Action. BPW members
contribute by submitting these case
studies or replied to BPW International
questionnaires in 2004. Evidences
with respect to 40 countries in Asia-Pacific,
Europe, North America, Latin America
and the Caribbean are available for
download.
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