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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=31712">Study finds poverty risk higher for elderly Europeans, especially women</a>

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Figures from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2008 dataset reveal that Europeans aged 65 years and over face a higher poverty risk rate (19%), compared to the total average population (17%). Results vary considerably for the 27 EU Member States, with older people facing the highest poverty risk rate in Latvia (51%) and the lowest risk rate in Hungary (4%). These statistics and subsequent conclusions are published in a policy brief prepared by the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (ECSWPR) in Austria.

ECSWPR Director of Research Dr Asghar Zaidi explains in the brief that the 19% figure represents 'about 16 million older people [being] at risk of poverty, approximating one-in-five of all 85 million older people living in EU countries.'

What does and does not constitute poverty, points out Dr Zaidi, is a relative concept. A commonly accepted approach in generating statistics such as these by EU-SILC (and an approach adopted by the European Commission in recent reports) is to use household income as a measurement. Individuals struggling with poverty are defined as those that are living in households where disposable income is below the 60% threshold of the national median income.

'Given the arbitrary nature of the poverty threshold in use, and the fact that having an income below this threshold is just one indication of having a low standard of living, this indicator is referred to as a measure of at-risk-of-poverty,' highlights Dr Zaidi, who authored the publication.

Based on this measurement, 10 of the 27 EU Member States recorded lower-than-average poverty risk rates for older people (16% or less), including the Czech Republic (7%) and Luxembourg (5%). Dr Zaidi explains that the low rate among older people for some of these countries can be partly attributed to 'a mature and generous system of basic pension incomes, and partly due to large redistributive elements in the earnings-related pension benefits, such as those available in the form of guaranteed minimum pensions'.

A total of 9 EU countries registered close-to-average poverty risk rates (18%-23%) and the remaining 8 countries recorded higher-than-average poverty risk rates (greater than 25%). Countries in the latter category include Cyprus (49%), Estonia (39%) and Bulgaria (34%).

The figures indicate that for the majority of EU countries there has been no significant change to the poverty risk rates for older citizens over the last five years. For Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, however, the risk rate has increased considerably. Two other exceptions were recorded for Ireland and Portugal, where poverty risk rates had clearly dropped.

The statistics show that the risk of poverty for older European women is on average 6% higher than the rate for older European men (22% and 16% respectively). Except for Spain and the UK, the author notes that all countries with poverty risk rates that are greater than the EU average have noticeably higher poverty risk rates for older women. This is particularly true for older women in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.

With regard to this issue, Dr Zaidi explains that pension reforms in many countries have resulted in an increase in the statutory retirement age and an improvement in work incentives. These changes, he says, are likely to have 'the positive impact of longer working careers, and improved pension rights, for future generations of older women'. These and other issues will be analysed further in a subsequent policy brief.
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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=31712">Study finds poverty risk higher for elderly Europeans, especially women</a>

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<img src="http://cordis.europa.eu/news/images/20100201-2.jpg" alt="">
Figures from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2008 dataset reveal that Europeans aged 65 years and over face a higher poverty risk rate (19%), compared to the total average population (17%). Results vary considerably for the 27 EU Member States, with older people facing the highest poverty risk rate in Latvia (51%) and the lowest risk rate in Hungary (4%). These statistics and subsequent conclusions are published in a policy brief prepared by the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (ECSWPR) in Austria.

ECSWPR Director of Research Dr Asghar Zaidi explains in the brief that the 19% figure represents 'about 16 million older people [being] at risk of poverty, approximating one-in-five of all 85 million older people living in EU countries.'

What does and does not constitute poverty, points out Dr Zaidi, is a relative concept. A commonly accepted approach in generating statistics such as these by EU-SILC (and an approach adopted by the European Commission in recent reports) is to use household income as a measurement. Individuals struggling with poverty are defined as those that are living in households where disposable income is below the 60% threshold of the national median income.

'Given the arbitrary nature of the poverty threshold in use, and the fact that having an income below this threshold is just one indication of having a low standard of living, this indicator is referred to as a measure of at-risk-of-poverty,' highlights Dr Zaidi, who authored the publication.

Based on this measurement, 10 of the 27 EU Member States recorded lower-than-average poverty risk rates for older people (16% or less), including the Czech Republic (7%) and Luxembourg (5%). Dr Zaidi explains that the low rate among older people for some of these countries can be partly attributed to 'a mature and generous system of basic pension incomes, and partly due to large redistributive elements in the earnings-related pension benefits, such as those available in the form of guaranteed minimum pensions'.

A total of 9 EU countries registered close-to-average poverty risk rates (18%-23%) and the remaining 8 countries recorded higher-than-average poverty risk rates (greater than 25%). Countries in the latter category include Cyprus (49%), Estonia (39%) and Bulgaria (34%).

The figures indicate that for the majority of EU countries there has been no significant change to the poverty risk rates for older citizens over the last five years. For Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, however, the risk rate has increased considerably. Two other exceptions were recorded for Ireland and Portugal, where poverty risk rates had clearly dropped.

The statistics show that the risk of poverty for older European women is on average 6% higher than the rate for older European men (22% and 16% respectively). Except for Spain and the UK, the author notes that all countries with poverty risk rates that are greater than the EU average have noticeably higher poverty risk rates for older women. This is particularly true for older women in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.

With regard to this issue, Dr Zaidi explains that pension reforms in many countries have resulted in an increase in the statutory retirement age and an improvement in work incentives. These changes, he says, are likely to have 'the positive impact of longer working careers, and improved pension rights, for future generations of older women'. These and other issues will be analysed further in a subsequent policy brief.
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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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IP/10/36 Bruxelles, 20 gennaio 2010 L'UE inaugura l'Anno europeo 2010: Stop alla povertà La Commissione europea e la Presidenza spagnola dell'UE inaugureranno domani l'Anno europeo della lotta alla povertà e all'esclusione sociale (2010)....

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

tramite <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch" class="f">WomenWatch: Latest Resources</a> il 26/10/09

The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

tramite <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/blogger.html" class="f">Online Learning Update</a> di Ray il 11/12/09

We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3058503-8675445510092006306?l=people.uis.edu%2Frschr1%2Fonlinelearning%2Fblogger.html" alt="">

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

tramite <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch" class="f">WomenWatch: Latest Resources</a> il 26/10/09

The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.

(The full text of this article is available free)

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

tramite <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/blogger.html" class="f">Online Learning Update</a> di Ray il 11/12/09

We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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(The full text of this article is available free)

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/First-lady-launches-White-House/13837395/">First lady launches White House mentoring program</a>

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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/12/cultivating-landscape-of-online-places.html">Cultivating a Landscape of Online Places for a Developmental Learning Community - Mary Beth Rosson, et al; JETS</a>

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We describe our work on seeding and building a developmental learning community for recruiting and retainingwomen in educational programs and careers related to computing and information science (CIS). Our approach is explicitly participatory: we work with young women to better understand how they view and approach CIS and to build activities that may attract women who would otherwise be disinclined toward computing. In this paper we focus primarily on what we have learned through focus groups with women at different developmental levels with respect to CIS, and the tools we have been building to engage them in community-building activities.

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development is the flagship publication of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It is presented to the Second Committee of the General Assembly at five-yearly intervals. The 1999 World Survey focused on globalization, gender and work and the 2004 World Survey addressed women and international migration. The General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session; noting that the survey should continue to focus on selective emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. The theme for the World Survey in 2009 is “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance”. DAW, 2009

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/WorldSurvey2009.pdf">2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women's control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance</a>

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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=30999">How implicit stereotypes affect gender equity in science</a>

via <a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/" class="f">News</a> on 7/6/09

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New research shows that implicit stereotypes could influence gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the results showed that more than two thirds of the study's participants connect science with men, not women.

The researchers said that 70% of the participants in the over 500,000-strong sample, which included Czechs, Hungarians and Poles, associate science with men more than with women. The study also found that boys achieved at a higher level in eighth-grade science and maths in countries whose citizens had strong implicit stereotypes.

'We correlated our data with a measure of actual science achievement among eighth-graders in those 34 countries and found that in the countries with the largest sex gap - where the boys were performing much better than girls in maths and science - there also was the strongest implicit stereotyping of science as a male endeavour,' explained project leader Professor Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia in the US.

The study's results suggest that implicit stereotypes may also have a hand in ensuring that women and girls steer clear of science as opposed to their male peers.

'We found a general tendency, across every country that we investigated: [...] people on average have an easier time associating science concepts with male, rather than with female,' Professor Nosek added.

The research study was part of Project Implicit, a research and education website where visitors could complete the Implicit Association Test to measure their own implicit associations.

The science and maths achievement scores in the 34 nations participating in the study emerged from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and were compared with the implicit stereotype data collected through Project Implicit. The researchers found no gender gap in the tendency to implicitly stereotype science as male. Male and female subjects 'showed equally strong associations of science with males'.

In this study, the participants were asked to quickly categorise words representing male including 'he' and 'son' or female including 'she' and 'mother', as well as those representing science like 'chemistry' and 'physics' or liberal arts such as 'history' and 'literature'. The majority of subjects categorised male words with science items more quickly than the female words with the same science items.

'Participants are often surprised to learn that they may have unconscious biases involving gender or race or religion that are quite different from their stated beliefs,' explained Professor Fred Smyth of the University of Virginia.

The researchers noted how the divergence between implicit and explicit beliefs and the relation of both to behaviour show that automatic, implicit reactions as well as deliberate, explicit beliefs play a significant role in behaviour.

'Culture is a powerful force for shaping the beliefs and behaviour of its members,' Professor Nosek said. 'Even if one's explicit beliefs change, the cultural residue may persist in memory and continue to influence behaviour.'

Professor Nosek concluded: 'If countries want to increase their competitiveness in science and engineering, they might want to look at their social environments, the social factors like implicit stereotypes that exist at a cultural level, and how this might inhibit women - who comprise more than half their intellectual pool - from contributing to scientific and engineering advancement.'
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<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/Chronicle-Higher-Education/They-Thought-Globally-Now-Colleges/11514951">They Thought Globally, but Now Colleges Push Online Programs Locally</a>

via <a href="http://www.mywire.com/topics/Life/Education/" class="f">MyWire: Education</a> on 7/6/09

Milwaukee With a 2-year-old daughter, two jobs, and a stethoscope stashed in the console of his Chevy Blazer, Joel M.

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<a href="http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=896">Governments Need to Ensure Women Do Not Bear the Brunt of the Economic Crisis</a>

via <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch" class="f">WomenWatch: Latest Resources</a> on 6/26/09

Governments need to provide social protection and promote green jobs for women through alternative investments that provide decent employment, such as public-private and community-related partnerships, according to representatives from governments, the United Nations, civil society and academia, who met in New York today to discuss how to respond to the impacts of the economic crisis addressing gender issues.

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<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/a6IUVVHEE48/with_love_and_admiration_congr.php">With love and admiration: Congratulations PharmGirl, MD! [Terra Sigillata]</a>

via <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/education/" class="f">ScienceBlogs Channel : Education</a> by Abel Pharmboy none@example.com on 7/1/09

<img alt="stethoscope 200px.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/stethoscope%20200px.jpg" width="200" height="309" style="float:right;margin:0 0 20px 20px">Dear PharmGirl,

We wanted to make this note public today because a great many of our blog friends know of your dedication as both a physician, wife, and a mother.

Yesterday you finished an association with an institution where you have been since medical school. From young women with breast cancer to old men in the V.A. Hospital, literally thousands have been touched by your gifts of intelligence and compassion. The recognition from your patients was abundant and we were privy to the personal notes of just how much you have made a difference to families faced with one of the most fearful of diagnoses.

But while closing this chapter, for now, today you embark on a new journey and a new application of your medical training and dedication to relieving human suffering. We understand the magnitude of fortitude and soul-searching you invested to get to this day. It takes great courage to change direction in an academic medical career but we all know this is the right choice for you. In this venue, you will no doubt help thousands, if not millions, with your new knowledge and training.

You are a tremendous inspiration to your daughter of just what a woman can do with enough determination and hard work. And you are a role model for your husband to dig down deep and be the best person and soul mate that he can.

We are thrilled to be taking this exciting journey with you.

Love,
Pharmboy and PharmKid

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<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/NpFW74BIbvM/ask_sciencewomen_revisited_not.php">Ask Sciencewomen revisited: Not giving up this "silly scientist stuff" just because I'm going to have a baby. [Sciencewomen]</a>

via <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/education/" class="f">ScienceBlogs Channel : Education</a> by ScienceWoman none@example.com on 7/1/09

<img align="left" alt="swblocks.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/sciencewoman/swblocks.jpg" width="69" height="41">In January 2008, a reader (Serious Scientist) sent me a query about dealing with inlaws who thought she should give up on her scientific career when her baby arrived. They wanted her to go to a baby shower across the country, without her husband, and she was dreading the trip and the questions and judgements that would certainly arrive during the party. I encourage you all to look back into the archives and <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/sciencewoman/2008/01/ask_sciencewoman_not_giving_up.php">read her original letter</a>, and the wonderful advice everyone offered to Serious Scientist.

Serious's letter, even buried back in the archives, has generated a couple of recent comments. Most recently, Katherine commented:

Serious Scientist, I hope you return and let us know how things went :)

In light of that comment, I decided to dig out Serious's email and find out how her story turned out. Below the fold, I'll share her happy ending.

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<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1034&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">La Commissione intraprende un'azione legale contro l'Italia a motivo di un'età pensionistica che crea discriminazione</a>

via <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/syndication/QuickRSSAction.do?id=61&lang=IT" class="f">COMMISSION DOCUMENT</a> on 6/24/09

IP/09/1034 Bruxelles, 25 giugno 2009 La Commissione intraprende un'azione legale contro l'Italia a motivo di un'età pensionistica che crea discriminazione La Commissione europea ha deciso di adire le vie legali contro l'Italia perché questa non si è adeguata ...

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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8085011.stm">Men 'out-performed at university'</a>

via <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/default.stm" class="f">BBC News | Education | UK Edition</a> on 6/7/09

Women are ahead of men in almost every measure of university achievement, according to a report.

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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30836">KAGIDER EU Days, Istanbul, Turkey</a>

via <a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/" class="f">Events</a> on 6/17/09

Event date: 2009-06-18 The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER) will hold the KAGIDER EU Days on 18 and 19 June 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The first day of the conference will focus on the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7); EU policy and civil society support themes will be in the focus on the second day.

The event aims to provide a higher level of awareness and a deeper knowledge of FP7 and EU policies among non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics and researchers in general, and among women in NGOs, women researchers, and women entrepreneurs in particular.
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2009-05-26

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<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/Vf_jxLLaIns/summer_reading_list.php">Summer Reading List [Sciencewomen]</a>

via <a href="http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/education/" class="f">ScienceBlogs Channel : Education</a> by ScienceWoman none@example.com on 6/10/09

<img align="left" alt="swblocks.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/sciencewoman/swblocks.jpg" width="69" height="41">BrianR at Clastic Detritus <a href="http://clasticdetritus.com/2009/06/09/summer-reading-list/">introduced me to the perfect mem</a>e to wrap a tedious summer afternoon of work...What books are on my summer reading list? First let me say that *love* summer and breaks because I've always associated those times with a chance to do some of the reading that I've never managed to keep up with during the semester. And I don't just mean the teetering pile of journal articles on my file cabinet, but also the teetering pile of books near my bed. I hate paying good money for a book and then letting it sit around for years unread. Plus, with my blogger schtick I feel like I should review some of the blog-relevant books I read. So I'll divide my list into two parts: (1) books I've read and need to blog; (2) books I'm hankering to read. I *know* I won't get through all of either list in the next few months, those journal articles waiting to be read and written will suck me away from the pleasure reading. (Yeah, I'll also be busy blowing bubbles, splashing in the pool, building Duplo towers, and collecting new results in the field and lab.) So without further ado, the optimistic view of my summer book reading and blogging

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<a href="http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_107801/index.htm">Financial crisis could push more girls into child labour, UN agency warns</a>

via <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch" class="f">WomenWatch: Latest Resources</a> on 6/10/09

The financial crisis threatens to push more children – especially girls – into child labour, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report.

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<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/863&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">Aiuti di Stato: la Commissione adotta gli orientamenti relativi agli aiuti alla formazione e ai lavoratori svantaggiati e disabili</a>

via <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/syndication/QuickRSSAction.do?id=61&lang=IT" class="f">COMMISSION DOCUMENT</a> on 6/3/09

IP /09/863 Bru xelles, 3 giugno 2009 Aiuti di Stato : la Commissione adotta gli orientamenti relativi agli aiuti alla formazione e ai lavoratori svantaggiati e disabili La Commissione europea ha adottato due documenti di orientamento che stabiliscono ...

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