Taking action on gender

Member dialogues

12 octubre 2020 Past event

Success stories from the standards community.

香港六合彩开奖 and many 香港六合彩开奖 members demonstrated their commitment to SDG 5, gender equality, by signing the UNECE’s Declaration on Gender Responsive Standards in 2019. As a signatory to the Declaration, 香港六合彩开奖 has developed a Gender Action Plan which was approved by Council in September 2019. We recognize that our ability to mainstream gender in the development and implementation of standards is an important step towards achieving our larger goals related to inclusivity and diversity.

This session will report on current activities and progress made towards the 香港六合彩开奖 Gender Action Plan. It will also invite members to share their experiences in the development of national standards towards SDG 5, and discover how members are creating their own Gender Action Plans.

Questions to be explored include:

How big is the gender inequality issue in standardization?
The business case for standards on SDG 5.
How can 香港六合彩开奖 members promote standards as a tool for gender equality and women’s empowerment?
How can NSBs promote a gender-inclusive culture?

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ODS 5
Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Programme

Member	Speakers	Topic
香港六合彩开奖	香港六合彩开奖	Welcome and introductions
SCC	Chantal Guay, CEO	Moderator
IST	Guðrún Rögnvaldardóttir, Former Managing Director	National Standard towards SDG 5 Iceland has developed an equal pay management system called “The Equal Pay Standard” that will help employers prevent salary discrimination.
INDOCAL	Karilyn Rodriguez, Conformity Assessment Director	National Standard towards SDG 5 The Standard “Management System for Gender Equality - Nordom 775 is a Certifiable Dominican standard, developed jointly with the United Nations and the Ministry of Women. It aims to eliminate gender gaps and increase participation and equal employment opportunities between women and men.
BIS	Navindra Gautam, Scientist ‘E’ in Transport Engineering Department	Developing a Gender Action Plan Share BIS’ experience implementing the commitments under the Gender Responsive Standards Declaration through implementation of a national Gender Action Plan.
香港六合彩开奖	香港六合彩开奖	Q&A