Events
Video on gender equality during the fifth Kazakhstan Women's Forum
When
5 March 2009 (All day) - 6 March 2009 (All day)
Where
Astana
Organized by
National Commission on Women and Family-Demographic Policy, NGO "Union of Women Entrepreneurs", OSCE Centre in Astana, UN Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Fund for the Development of Women (UNIFEM)
The OSCE Centre is supporting the production of a documentary video on promoting gender equality, which will be presented at the fifth Kazakhstan Women's Forum on 5-6 March in Astana.
The documentary aims to explain why the equal participation of women in public and political life at all levels is important. The video raises the awareness of policy-makers and the public on the impact of unequal policies and approaches, and promotes the adoption of laws on equal rights and opportunities for women and men in Kazakhstan.