On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Gender & Diversity Working Group of GIZ Viet Nam will organize a Talk Show “What does gender equality mean to men” which will happen from 13:30 – 15:00 (07:30 – 09:00 CET), Friday…
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Knowledge Café // Gender Special // GG-Portfolio der Abteilung 4C – quo vadis und wie?
FMB intern – 4C: Der 8. März, was war das doch gleich für ein Tag? Genau, internationaler Tag der Frauen. An diesem und rund um diesen Tag finden sowohl innerhalb der GIZ als auch außerhalb verschiedene Termine statt (z. B.…
Lauching Central Asia Feminist Development Team
We are launching our CAFD Team. Our mission is to raise awareness about feminist development policy; inform and support the operationalisation of feminist development policiy in our work across Central Asia and to set an example of creative and innovative…
Launch Event of the German Federal Foreign Office Guidelines on Feminist Foreign Policy
@Federal Foreign Office On 1 March 2023, 14:00h – 15:00h CET the German Federal Foreign Office will launch its Guidelinies on Feminist Foreign Policy. The event, which will be hosted by Foreign Minister Baerbock, will take place in the Weltsaal of…
Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand?
Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand? 13th March, 11.30PM CET via MS Teams (Link to the event) Do you wonder about the status of gender equality in GIZ? About whether we reached gender parity in our workforce…
White Feminism Part II: Against White Feminism – a panel discussion with Rafia Zakaria
The Equal Opportunitites Team at GIZ is happy to host the second part of our two-part series on White Feminism on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, 15:00-16:15 CET. Acclaimed journalist and writer Rafia Zakaria, author of “Against White Feminism”,…
Daycare Center as A Coping Mechanism for Working Parents in Dhaka City: A Study on Social Perception
With the increasing female employment and changing demographical structure, parents are looking for alternative childcare options. Thus the service of daycare centers is getting popular in urban settings of Bangladesh. A study by Tabassum (2017) attempts to find out the…
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United in diversity against gender-based violence: GIZ Bangladesh celebrates 16 days of activism
Every year, the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign reminds us to take a stand against violence. The global campaign begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and continues through 10…
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MenstruAction – From Enthusiasm to Action: See how the GIZ Staff Initiative joined the Global Menstrual Health and Hygiene Movement
Update! Find the newest version of the MenstruAction publication here: FINAL-GIZ_MenstruAction-Publication-2023-03-20-WEB-SP Just in time for Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28th May, the GIZ Staff Initiative MenstruAction celebrates the journey from its beginnings until today in a new GIZ publication, illustrating…
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GIZ Bangladesh -Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow
GIZ Bangladesh Gender Working Group (GWG) observed the International Women’s Day 2022 by hosting an online event on 8 March. With the theme “Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, the discussion centred around why feminism as a concept is good for…
Genderrollen transformieren, Gleichberechtigung erreichen
GIZ Gender Award 2022 1st Prize GM category
La equidad transforma – Encuentro regional de diálogo GIZ:
En consonancia con el lema “Visión requiere actitud – actitud encuentra acción”, aprovechamos la Semana de Género para encontrarnos entre colegas del Portafolio SICA, para presentar las y los representantes del Comité de género, compartir las prioridades del departamento y…
A contribution of the Gender Circle – GIZ Morocco: Promoting Gender Diversity in companies as a key performance driver – starting with ourselves!
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Inauguración del programa de Mentoría 2022
Programa de Mentoría de la GIZ Bolivia La capacitación constante del personal de la GIZ, a nivel global, es un aspecto importante que promueve el desarrollo profesional. En ese sentido, desde el año 2012, se han llevado a cabo distintos…
Conversatorio: Herramienta para incluir el enfoque de género
Marzo 11 11-12 tiempo columbiano En un conversatorio el Programa Probosques, le muestra a lo*as colaboradore*as de GIZ Colombia una Herramienta dirigida verificar el enfoque diferencial y género en proyectos ambientales, donde muestra conceptos relevantes, listas de chequeo. Haga clic…
Gender and Sex: Meanings, Definitions, Identity and Expression
GWG Workshop module 1. Dear GIZ Lebanon colleagues, On behalf of the Lebanon Gender Working Group and part of the Gender Week activities, we would like to invite you to the workshop entitled: “Gender and Sex: Meanings, Definitions, Identity and…
Female participation in syndicale organisations
GIZ Chad organises a round table discussion about female participation in syndicale organisations. The objective of the event is to inform female staff about the role of syndicats and about the importance of female participation and to increase the number…
Gender promotion messages
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as background we will share gender promotion messages every day throughout the Gender Week.
Tejiendo la transformación:
Procesos integrales para la igualdad de
género en GIZ Portafolio SICA.
GIZ Gender Award 2022 2nd Prize GM category
Leadership has no gender
Contribution by GIZ Viet Nam’s Gender Circle 1. Corporate culture (50% of marks) Gender equality is a key value and part of how we see ourselves. Describe your contribution, i.e. the measures, processes and/or approaches you use to make gender…
A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL Makes a great workplace
1. Corporate culture (50% of marks) Gender equality is a key value and part of how we see ourselves. Describe your contribution, i.e. the measures, processes and/or approaches you use to make gender equality visible as part of our corporate…
Intersectional Diversity Management Initiative
“Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LGBTQ+ problem there. Many…
Intégration de la dimension du genre dans l’entreprise (GIZ-NIGER)
Introduction Le “genre”, les “études de genre”, “l’approche de genre” sont des notions parfois mal comprises par les populations. Transposé de l’anglais “Gender”, le genre est un concept sociologique désignant les “rapports sociaux de sexe” et de façon concrète, l’analyse…
Juego de conocimientos “¿Quién quiere ser millonari*?
Será un juego de conocimientos en el formato del conocido concurso “Quién quiere ser millonario”, las preguntas serán referentes a cuanto conocemos sobre historia de mujeres emblemáticas, género y políticas de género de la GIZ”
GIZ Gender Analysis as tool to promote gender equality in higher education in Mongolia
On March 15, 2022 German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT), will set the spotlight on the GIZ Gender Analysis developed for the new project duration. During the event the new Gender Analysis and trainings for partners will promote a…
Presentation of Gender Mainstreaming in EU Accession Talks (Internal Market Policies)
What? Presentation of the Gender Mainstreaming Booklet When? 21.02.2022, 11.00-12.00 hrs. Where? MS Teams Who? GIZ SANECA, GIZ Albania On Monday, 21st February 2022, the GIZ run project “Support to accession negotiations in the economic chapters of the acquis” (SANECA)…
#SmartDevelopmentDay
For more information and to register visit this site: #smartdevelopmentday – Scaling innovation in an interconnected world (d4dhub.eu)
GGKP webinar – Inclusive green economies: No just transition without gender equality
Why is gender equality essential for thriving, inclusive green economies? What are the main barriers to women’s full participation, and how can we enable full and equal participation of women in an inclusive green economy? Are there success stories for…
Gender Week 2022 – Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand?
When: March 10th, 13:00-14:00 CET Where: GIZ internal event please contact the organiser for more information Dear colleagues, Do you wonder about the status of gender equality in GIZ? About whether we reached gender parity in our workforce and in management…
GIZ Namibia | Brown Bag Lunch: Gender Inequality & Domestic Violence
When: Mo, 7 March 2022 12h00-13h00 Where: MS Teams link GIZ Namibia colleagues are invited to an informal virtual discussion around gender inequality and domestic violence in Namibia, based on a short public video that is presented. The project leader…
How to grow women-led ventures
Women face special challenges when starting and growing a business. Accelerators provide mentorship and training. However, many are unduly tailored to the needs of men. Including more women as mentors, investors, and jury members can help to attract more women…
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GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2022
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2022 TOPIC: DE-CODING THE ‘APLAK GENDER CODE OF CONDUCT’ WHEN: WEDNESDAY, 9TH MARCH 2022, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (INDIAN STANDARD TIME) WHERE: MS TEAMS MEETING Promoting gender equality is one of the essential…
GIZ Women’s dialogue on (in-)equality // GIZ Frauen im Dialog zu (Un-) Gleichstellung
9.3.2022, 12-13h GMT Liebe Kolleginnen*, Good things happen when people come together! Anlässlich des Weltfrauentags laden die drei Gleichstellungsbeauftragten alle GIZ-Frauen* zum offenen Dialog ein. Equal Care Day, Equal Pay Day, International Women’s Day – im März reihen sich die…
Feminist Foreign Policy
When? Wednesday, 9. March 2022, 16.00 – 17:00 CET Where? Berlin, GIZ Representation, online via Live Stream With? Dr. Günter Sautter, Director General, Federal Foreign Office Marthe Wandou, Cameroonian Gender and Peace Activist Laureate of the Alternative Nobel Prize 2021…
Shaking up the Status Quo, Shaping Gender-Transformative Change! Read the latest GTA publication
How do we effectively work towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in our projects? Read the latest publication of the SNRD working group on Gender-Transformative Approaches (GTA) to find out! As part of SNRD Africa and the Sector Network Natural Resources and…
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GIZ Gender Award Ceremony
GIZ Gender Competition 2022 and Award Ceremony When? Friday, 11. March 2022, 11:00 – 13:00 CET Where? Bonn, GIZ Campus Auditorium, Live Stream https://giz.sendewerk.berlin/genderaward With? Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Member of GIZ Management Board Award…
We can only achieve it together! GIZ colleagues from more than 28 countries join hands for a world free of period poverty and stigma
No one should be kept from realizing their full potential because they menstruate! GIZ colleagues worldwide – from interns to the Chair of the Management Board – raise their hands to support the cause. Just as the red…
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Achievements and Challenges of women in Rwanda
8 March | Virtual event |
Sessions, discussions and music
Unconscious bias: You think you know them all? – Test yourself!
12 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | Online event for GIZ staff |
Interactive session on stereotypes and prejudices that are obstacles to an inclusive work environment.
“Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”
9 March | all morning | physical event for GIZ staff in Uganda |
Awareness and engagement event to galvanize support for gender mainstreaming and programming in Uganda.
Introducción a Temas de Género y Lenguaje Incluyente (closed group)
10 March | 22.20 CET | Administrative staff in Mexico |
Introduce the administrative staff to Gender issues and inclusive language around administrative processes.
Mujeres indígenas, acceso a la justicia y COVID-19
12 March | 19.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Reflect on the justiciability of the rights of indigenous women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Oaxaca; in order to mainstream the perspectives of interculturality; racism, gender and legal pluralism in its various lines of work.
Violencia Doméstica contra Mujeres y Niñas en tiempos de COVID-19
12 March | 17.30 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Share the results of an analytical model to record domestic violence in municipalities of Mexico according to the profile of the women who report it and the contextual factors.
Micromachismos y la Guía del Buen Aliado
11 March | 23.59 CET | Good Governance Cluster & Gender Working Group Mexico |
Understand the conceptual bases of micromachisms, how they work and how to dismantle them through simple actions.
Taller de lenguaje inclusivo
10 March | 23.59 CET | Gender working group Mexico |
Session with practical exercises on how to incorporate inclusive language, workshop limited to 25 people from the GIZ Mexico staff, mainly personnel with communication activities.
Plática sobre los fundamentos básicos del lenguaje inclusivo
10 March | 23.00 CET | GIZ Mexico |
Join us in a brief talk about the abc of inclusive language, what it is and how we can use it in our day to day.
Intersectionality 101
10 March | 11.00-12.00 CET| Online event for GIZ staff and partners – presentations attached |
We will be unpacking concepts of intersectionality as a framework for project implementation and the working environment.
GIZ El Salvador: ¡2021 Junt@s!
9 March | for GIZ El Salvador only |
Experience and knowledge exchange and presentation of the national GIZ Gender Committee and Gender Action Plan 2021
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2021
11 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | public virtual event |
Join in to discuss how the pandemic has affected Equality, what we can and should do given our work and how to progress towards a gender equal world.
Mes de la Equidad, la Igualdad y la Justicia de Género en la GIZ Bolivia y Paraguay
All week | private events for GIZ Paraguay and Bolivia staff and one public song competition |
One week full of activities, events and competitions about gender equality
The implications of Emerging Tech on Gender Equality – Workshop
14 April | 09.30 – 11.30 CET | this is a virtual event with limited spaces – RSVP by email to register |
In this Workshop, we want to understand the implications of disruptive technologies concerning gender equality. Together we will outline the impact on gender equality that may infer from the technologies listed in the Tech Detector.
Pakistan: Gender Week 2021
All week | time TBD | these are private events for GIZ Pakistan |
GIZ Pakistan has designed several physical and virtual activities and events for this gender week.
Women´s Economic Empowerment in Africa (WEE) – Working towards Gender Equality in times of COVID-19
1 March | 10.00 – 12.00 CET | Public virtual event – watch recording here |
As many Covid-19 measures build on existing social and economic structures which are not gender-neutral, the effects of the pandemic affect African women particularly hard.
GIZ Bangladesh observes 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
On 10 December 2020, the Gender Working Group of GIZ Bangladesh hosted “Voices against Violence”, marking the conclusion of this year’s 16 Days of Activism campaign. The international campaign began on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of…
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Stereotypes + Violence – the thematic afternoon with a gender perspective at the GIZ
The unequal treatment based on one persons sex, is a common and transversal phenomenon throughout the world, an injustice that we must fight for every day, particularly on International Women’s Day on which people all over the world have been…
Internal event: Reflections on Gender in GIZ El Salvador
Firstly, the results of the survey on gender in our business culture (that was conducted in 2019) and the gender action plan for 2020 are presented, and there is a space for discussion and feedback on the results of the…
Participación socio política con equidad en Guatemala
Participantes: Colaboradores y colaboradoras de la GIZ Guatemala, personal nacional y expertos CIM de los proyectos y programas. Panelistas invitadas: Diputada al Congreso de la República-Andrea Villagrán y Dra. Ana Silvia Monzón -Docente de Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala…
Brazil: SMALL STEPS, BIG CHANGES!
GENDER WORKING GROUP OF BRAZIL: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MAINSTREAMING Gender Competition 2020 – Gender Mainstreaming – 3rd Place CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE In Brazil, gender-based inequalities permeate the economic, educational, political, health, safety and work spheres. They are historical and structural…
Estrategia de género. Avances y desafíos
Jornada “Estrategia de Género. Avances y desafíos” En la GIZ Paraguay celebraremos el Día Internacional de la Mujer con una jornada de trabajo para analizar nuestras acciones en el marco de la Estrategia de Género 2019 y mejorar nuestra comunicación…
WOMEN IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
“Mulheres e Educação Profissional: Desafios, sucessos e lições para o futuro” The Education Programme of GIZ Mozambiques celebrates Gender Equality with a focus on professional training (TVET). Therefore, an event will be held in Maputo including panel debates and a…
Make a Statement – Gender Photo corner
Colleagues are invited to make a statement and raise awareness against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. The Photo Corner at country office calls for joint action, collaboration and creativity. Photo corner – make a Statement
Lady`s Breakfast – GIZ NA celebrates International Women’s day
Panel Discussion on “Zebra style politics and women’s rights – How has this approach contributed towards curbing cultural barriers to gender equality?” Complementing the GIZ Gender Week 2020, GIZ Namibia organised a Panel Discussion where a group of four experts…
Let`s Talk – Gender Inequality at Work
Interactive, fun and practical session which aims to explore opportunities of how men can contribute towards gender equality at the workplace. Sea detailed programme here: Let’s talk Masculinity & Gender_04.03
Gender “Get to know your rights” Workshop
GIZ Arusha, Tanzania Please see the flyer for more information
Roundtable on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
Organizing Roundtable on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment with Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy The objectie of the event is to open a discussion with the lead Governmental representatives and governmental body in charge…
Sex-Disaggregated Data Collection Mechanism
Workshop on Internal GIZ CO Sex-Disaggregated Data Collection Mechanism. The objective of the workshop is to prepare the project staff nominated for collection of the sex-disaggregated data for use of the system (excel-based software templates) that is going to be…
Gender Equality Strategy
PRESENTATION OF THE GIZ COUNTRY OFFICE GENDER EQUALITY STRATEGY 2020-2024. The Strategy will be presented to GIZ CO staff members including the members of the Management Team. The objective is to achieve ownership by the staff, lobby for time and…
Inclusion Initiative Pakistan
Gender Equity in Pakistan: “There is No Tool for Development More Effective Than the Empowerment of Women” says United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Though women constitute 49% of Pakistan’s population, they constitute only 24% of the labour force. According…
Germany: Gender @ Global NDC Conference
A HARASSMENT-FREE CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE In 2019, the two projects NDC Assist (BMZ) and the Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (BMU) organized an international climate conference in Berlin, the Global NDC Conference.…
Colombia: IN COLOMBIA WE TALK ABOUT GENDER … ON AN (INTER-) NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL – IN A DIGITAL AND ANALOG WAY
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE The peace agreement of 2016 has changed Colombia: Many people in the country want reconciliation and believe in an upswing. The oldest leftwing guerrilla movement has surrendered most of its weapons. But the post-conflict country is facing…
Germany: Out of the blind spot – Visibility to women professionals
1. Corporate culture When at a conference, we try to count the number of women and men at the audience. Not surprisingly, women are often in a numeric balance, if not in advantage. Nevertheless, this advantage cannot be extrapolated when…
Jordan: “What are Masculinities?”
1. Country context Jordan Bordering Syria, the West Bank, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Jordan is in the center of the ‘Middle East’ with approximately 10.5 million inhabitants and categorized as a lower-middle income country. In the recent decades, the Hashemite…