The theme of the UN CSW Session in New York, which starts on 22 February 2011, is access and participation of women and girls in education and equal access to the labour market. The Nordic Ministers for Gender Equality will attend to present Nordic solutions and challenges for gender equality in the labour market and the educational system.
- The Nordic Ministers for Gender Equality at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Session 2011
- The theme of the UN CSW Session in New York, which starts on 22 February 2011, is access and participation of women and girls in education and equal access to the labour market. The Nordic Ministers for Gender Equality will attend to present Nordic solutions and challenges for gender equality in the labour market and the educational system.
- Expert side event
- Date: Mar 05, 2011 to Mar 05, 2011
- Expert level panel discussion – Beijing +15: Achievements and Challenges for Gender Equality – a Practical Approach
- Ministerial side event
- Date: Mar 02, 2011 to Mar 02, 2011
- Ministerial level panel discussion – Beijing +15: Achievements and Challenges for Gender Equality – a Political Approach”.
- Probably the Most Gender Equal Region in the World
- According to World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report the Nordic Region is the most gender equal region in the world. In 2010 the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, ranked highest in the Gender Gap Report of the countries with the highest level of gender equality. The Nordic gender equality ministers are taking important steps to maintain this ranking.
