Governments Need to Ensure Women Do Not Bear the Brunt of the Economic

Governments Need to Ensure Women Do Not Bear the Brunt of the Economic Crisis

Governments need to provide social protection and promote green jobs for women through alternative investments that provide decent employment, such as public-private and community-related partnerships, according to representatives from governments, the United Nations, civil society and academia, who met in New York today to discuss how to respond to the impacts of the economic crisis addressing gender issues.