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Gender diversity: See the opportunity. The Netherlands ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review 28 June 2010. More opportunities for women. Dutch emancipation policy 2008-2011. Part and parcel of all domains of public life. Women are agents of change. Domestic Charter Talent to the Top.
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Gender diversity:See the opportunity The Netherlands ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review 28 June 2010
More opportunities for women Dutch emancipation policy 2008-2011
Women are agents of change • Domestic • Charter Talent to the Top • International • MDG3 Fund: • Investing in Equality
The ability to make and implement conscious decisions on when and how often to get pregnant improves women’s lives, and the lives of their families Unmet need for contraceptives: 200 million women worldwide
Combating violence against women In public places Through punishment In the privacy of the home Through prevention
The greater the difference, the greater the opportunity National Action Plan on UN SCR 1325 First Dutch all female platoon in Afghanistan
See the opportunity Seize the opportunity