News headlines in March 2017, page 10

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 07 (IPS) - The year 2015 was highly significant in relation to global convergence on ways forward towards achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional, and global levels.

Stockholm, Mar 07 (IPS) - Lately, the world has tended to present itself in increasingly darker shades. In many places, democracy is questioned, women's rights are threatened, and the multilateral system that has taken decades to build is undermined.

TILONIA, India, Mar 07 (IPS) - On a summer morning in 2008, Magan Kawar decided to leave her village for a job. The very next day, her parents-in-law excommunicated her.

HARARE, Mar 07 (IPS) - As the cock crows, Tambudzai Zimbudzana, 32, is suddenly awakened from sleep. She quickly folds her blankets and strides outside her three-room, sheet iron-roofed house in rural Masvingo.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 06 (IPS) - The world of work is changing for women across the globe and Bangladesh is no exception. Factors such as globalization, advancement in technology, and the digital revolution have ushered in new ways for women to enter into work. The theme for the International Women's Day, 8 March, 2017, focuses on "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030" under which gender parity in the workforce is the critical prerequisite for inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 06 (IPS) - Consider this: gender inequality is costing sub Saharan Africa US$ 95 billion annually in lost revenue. In a corporate setting, that extent of losses would call for a serious reset of the business's operational approach.

LIMA, Mar 06 (IPS) - The participation of women in the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean has steadily grown over the last few decades. But in 2017, as unemployment and informal work are on the rise, there is a continued need to push hard for gender equality in order to create more and better employment for the 255 million women of working age in this region.

HAVANA, Mar 06 (IPS) - A new set of regulations to strengthen the maternity rights of working women and encourage people to have children in Cuba were seen as a positive step but not enough, because they do not include measures to encourage more active participation in child-rearing by men.

BONN, Mar 06 (IPS) - International Women's Day this year focuses on economic empowerment in the changing world of work. The vision is to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls by 2030. Girls' aged three will become adults with a legal right to work in 2030. Together, with those aged up to 10, these girls are the prime target for gender equality by 2030.

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Mar 06 (IPS) - International Women's Day (IWD) is an important opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and to be bold in promoting gender parity.