But there are other reasons to prioritize gender diversity on boards, especially for Twitter and its cohort.
Gendered Innovations have moved gender studies beyond identifying gender bias to prioritizing gender analysis as a resource to create new knowledge and technology.
"Today's headlines offer us the chance to refocus public attention on what to do if you know or suspect a child is being abused -- even in your own home or family," wrote Younger, who heads a group that advocates for prioritizing gender equality in public policy at federal and state levels.
One objective of the SPAP was to ensure more frequent evaluation of how country programmes are prioritizing gender.
What, then, do we stand to gain by prioritizing gender equality across all sectors – and by applying this principle of sustainable development to other areas in which the world still demands greater progress?
According to recent surveys, over 75% of Swedish men and women support a balanced distribution of unpaid work and salaries, and 86% of employees believe that gender salary differences are wide (18, 32), although the populace does not prioritize gender equity over other issues (33 35).
On June 16, 2014, more than 200 gender experts, funders, policymakers and development organizations will convene for the inaugural Gender 360 Summit in Washington D.C. to explore approaches for empowering women and girls and prioritize gender equality in our work.
The Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan led government in Madhya Pradesh was one of the few state governments in India which prioritized maternal health and gender equity issues in their policy and political agenda.
