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Recommendations: Offshore Outsourcing – Does it Empower Women?(Comments Off)

February 20, 2010

Discussion Highlights

Anti-Offshoring Bill myths prevail (Sen. Fielding)
Offshore BPO employment supports ancillary female workers
Australia outsources 12% of its contact centre jobs, but 60% of these onshore, with 40% mainly India, Phil, NZ, Malaysia
Research: US$1 off shored generates US$1.16 to GDP
Discussion around empowerment vs. social protection
Just 8% Indian female contact centre workers married (n=638)
Challenges include family pressure, [...]

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Recommendations: Women and HIV / AIDS

Discussion Highlights

HIV and AIDS needs to be considered in the broader context of sexual and reproductive health and rights
Discrimination stops people getting testing and accessing treatment, and fuels the spread of HIV and AIDS
Funding needs to be directed to addressing intimate partner transmission, which is high in the region
Food, security and poverty drive risky behaviour
There [...]

Recommendations: The Role of Faith in Development and Peace Building

Discussion Highlights

Ability, space given to share our faith based community and volunteer work
Share ideas on how to make a space for women in faith and interfaith communities
Oneness
Support system and a central hub of learning sharing and collaboration, a focal point for connection
Providing us a sense of being part of a larger whole
Easy to get trapped [...]

Recommendations: MDG 3 – Violence Against Women

Discussion Highlights

Discovering what each sector is doing to eradicate violence against women e.g. respectful relationships, ensuring knowledge for church leaders & promoting women’s leadership
Sectors are already working together however this can further supported
Focused on 2 key issues – ensuring adequate legal frameworks and engaging men and boys and key priorities within these [...]


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