[PDF] Because it`s 2016: Overcoming Barriers for Women in Municipal

What are the barriers faced by women?

In both private and public spheres, women face occupational segregation, and multiple barriers—such as lack of access to land, capital, financial resources and technology, as well as gender-based violence—due to cultural mindsets and stereotypes.

What can be done to remove barriers to women and girls progress?

Here are six ways we can help prevent gender-based violence

What are the barriers to women in the workplace?

Micro-aggressions and everyday sexism: nearly two-thirds of women have experienced everyday sexism or micro-aggressions in the workplace, such as their comments being dismissed, having to provide more evidence of their competence or being mistaken for someone more junior.

What are the barriers to women in the workplace?

Occupational Gender Segregation