Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signatories champion Paternity Leave in Guyana

UN Women, under the Spotlight Initiative is engaging the private sector in Guyana to become champions for ending violence against women and girls using the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs). By joining the WEPs community, CEOs signal commitment at the highest levels of the company, to work collaboratively in multistakeholder networks to foster business practices that empower women. These include equal pay for work of equal value, gender-responsive supply chain practices and zero…

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Interview with Sannia Sutherland, Director of Prevention for Jamaica's National HIV/STI Programme

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

Jamaica's national response to HIV needs to better address the challenges faced by vulnerable persons, according to Sannia Sutherland, the Director of Prevention for Jamaica's National HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Programme. Here she highlights the way that higher unemployment levels among women can disproportionately affect their ability to practice safe sex. As she explains, many must choose between buying food for their family, and buying a condom. With women/girls between…

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