[IGFmaglist] IGF Gender Report Card 2015 - final

[Marilyn Cade]

:-)So, depending on the death rate and birth rates, globally, I believe that actually somewhere between 49.9 % and 50.X % of the world's population is female -- girls and women -- on any given day. So, roughly 50% of the world's population. 
Many women who are employed, may be in a situation of competing with more senior employees, whether in industry or govt, or NGOs also, where limited seats to travel mean that the more senior folks travel. and some women are not yet employed... 
How about we also try to 'grow the pie' of funding, so that there can be additional funding to bring in a broader 'delegation' which can include gender and age diversity? 

Perhaps we should be thinking that more seats matter in these fora, and If we work on more funding for travel, we can encourage bringing both youth and women who may be at different levels in policy, or government, or business, or NGOs, and we increase attendance,  and do not deny attendance/support to men who also have responsible positions, but .... grow the pie, so to speak. And the leadership and mentoring opportunities.
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:18:14 +0000
From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
To: jac at apcwomen.org
Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] IGF Gender Report Card 2015 - final
CC: Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org

Jac reading your summery report, I believe one issue that could be discussed and considered by MAG is to work out a funding mechanism solely dedicated to funding women to IGF events.
I believe every human being on earth is mothered by a woman and as such funding women to IG event will be beneficial to society. If really we will want to breach or break the poverty chain, human right issues, etc in the developing world then i think women should be placed at the fore front of development. 
Women are influential to the society, their partners, children, relatives and those in authority, In this case i think empowering women through internet governance will help to a large extend in breaching the digital divide gap most especial in the developing countries. 
LACK OF INFORMATION THE PEOPLE PERISH we dont want our women perish but want them informed and help in the developmental agenda.
Hope we discuss this futher.

Cheers

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On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org> wrote:


Dear all,



Sharing the IGF 2015 Gender Report Card findings. Much thanks to the

Secretariat for including this as part of the formal report back, which

has translated into real results: twice the number of reports filled in

compared to 2014, with a total of 107 workshops!



Some interesting findings:

* 79 workshops recorded that gender was a relevant aspect of their

discussion

* There is a fairly high number of women panelists (274 in total).

However, this only made up 37% of the total panelists.

* 59 out of 87 workshops (about 2/3) reported that women accounted for

about half of the participants, although there was one that reported no

women participants at all (which is a little surprising!)



Will leave it to you to read the rest. But it's definitely showing

improvements in IGF's work in integrating gender both in terms of

participation and content. So bravo to all :)



Chengetai, can this be published in the IGF website as part of the

report for last year?



Best,

jac






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