Gender News Archive

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Commonwealth Day, 14 March 2011
Released:  11 March 2011
A message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Lord Speaker addresses Commonwealth Secretariat
Released:  10 March 2011
"When you invest in a girl and woman you do not invest only in an individual, you invest in a family, in a community, in a whole society” – Baroness Helene Hayman

Commonwealth to celebrate ‘Women as Agents of Change’
Released:  8 March 2011
Leading Commonwealth women to join in global commemorations

Gender equality is crucial to key development goals - Commonwealth Secretary-General
Released:  7 March 2011
Kamalesh Sharma issues statement on the centenary of International Women's Day

Annie Lennox to attend Commonwealth Day Observance
Released:  2 March 2011
A passionate advocate of women’s rights, Ms Lennox will speak on Commonwealth Day 2011 theme ‘Women as Agents of Change’

Call for greater gender resources to combat impact of financial crisis
Released:  22 February 2011
"In the context of this crisis, the single most important mantra should be jobs, jobs, jobs" - Professor Stephanie Seguino

Monitoring Group meets to agree key Commonwealth gender priorities
Released:  21 February 2011
Members discuss how best to collaborate and assess the needs of women across the five regions of the Commonwealth

Secretariat’s gender and economics portfolio to be advanced at New York meeting
Released:  17 February 2011
Annual consultation to focus on investment aimed at women’s development and increased access to finance for women’s enterprise