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Gender-based violence happens everywhere, but certain places (like campuses, the military and RCMP) have especially high rates. And certain groups like women with disabilities and Indigenous women and girls face higher rates of violence.
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In this interview Pétur Halldórsson, the chair of the Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association (YEA) describes the organization, gives comments on environmental issues and defines what is the cultural equality.
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The purpose of this project is to promote an extensive, policy-relevant dialogue on issues of gender equality in the Arctic region in the context of current realities in terms of economic and social development as well as current and future challenges, inter alia relating to climatic and environmental changes.
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Women in the Arctic and Antarctic (WiAA) is an online-based network and information sharing initiative.
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Bryndís Kjartansdóttir is the Senior Arctic Official for Iceland. In her commentary, Bryndís emphasizes the importance of understanding the role gender plays in sustainable decision making, and how the GEA project has contributed to a better understanding of the role gender plays in the Arctic.
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Have you ever wondered whether perhaps dads were the key to sustainability? Are you curious about how changes, both recent and historical, have affected men and women in the Arctic? This thematic selection focuses on how changes affect gender dynamics among Arctic indigenous people from various perspectives.
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The SDWG had an Executive meeting in Ísafjörður, Iceland, in September 2019. GEA Project Manager Embla Eir Oddsdóttir gave the SDWG an update on the progress of GEA III.
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After participating in a very successful Breakout Session on Leadership, Arctic Gender Equality and Diversity, the GEA team met for a lunch meeting to discuss next steps and brainstorm. At the meeting, the team decided to facilitate the formation of a Youth Advisory Board to the Editorial Committee, which would have a representative in the Committee.
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GEA III took part in a Breakout Session at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík in October. Themes addressed included: law and governance, impacts of cultural change, different notions of equality, lived experiences and diversity, transfer and sharing of knowledge, and the importance of having a gender equality plenary at the 2020 Arctic Circle Assembly.
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In 2020, the global community will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 4th United Nation’s Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, and the adoption of the landmark agreement, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which over past decades has served as a crucial agenda for women’s empowerment.
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