Closing the gender data gaps

Regular and accessible data can inform on whether a nation’s development is impacting men and women fairly. As part of its strategy to contribute to the localising of the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women MCO Caribbean, in partnership with the CARICOM Regional Statistical Programme, is supporting the piloting of the CARICOM Gender Equality Indicators (GEI) Model, to advance the measurement of gender equality in the region. Agreement was reached on CARICOM indicators to monitor the…

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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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