United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - Institutional Support 2011

Results achieved as of 2011 include: an increased number of women elected to office in five countries including a doubling of the number of women mayors elected in Mexico; passage of a law requiring gender parity in candidate lists for political parties in Tunisia (the most progressive parity law in the Arab region); the creation of the Egyptian Women’s Charter and the Egyptian Women’s Union in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution; more than 5 000 women in Ethiopia initiated or expanded businesses as a result of business training and/or micro credit; a commitment to gender responsive budgeting accompanied by significant increases in resources for gender equality in the national budgets of six countries; improved service delivery standards in 37 countries to end violence against women; 270 000 individuals/organizations from 221 countries were using the UN Women’s Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls; 15% of all UN managed peacekeeping funds are now earmarked for gender equality and women’s empowerment; and a robust accountability framework for gender equality and women’s empowerment across the UN system was approved and endorsed by UN Chief Executives.