Fewer women hold top political offices in 2025. UN Women reports rising barriers, political violence and setbacks in gender ...

UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality since the Taliban takeover.

From the rubble in war-torn countries to the battlefields of climate change and economic crisis, women’s organizations provide critical services, hope, and a lifeline to their communities. In the ...

For centuries, women have fought for equal rights, opportunities, and freedom. From the suffragists to digital activists, each generation has pushed boundaries, shattered barriers, and refused to step ...

With only 26 per cent of women covered by full social security systems globally, the lack of support is stark. Discrimination in the world of work traps many women in underpaid and informal jobs, ...

Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Expert’s take: ...

On 28 March 2025, Myanmar was struck by two powerful earthquakes, a 7.7 magnitude quake near Mandalay and Sagaing, followed by a 6.4 magnitude quake further south. With over 2,800 people killed, 4,600 ...

The first-of-its-kind research, based on analysis of 392 brands across 58 countries, proves the positive impact of inclusive advertising on business outcomes in both the short- and long-term, and ...

Environmental degradation and the global climate emergency are intensifying the global care crisis.People with fewer resources, including Indigenous women, ethnic minorities, those living with ...

Dubai/New York — On today’s gender day at the UN climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, UN Women launched its “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action” report. By 2050, climate change will push ...

As early as 2006, the Government of Pakistan introduced community midwives to support maternal care in villages.Given that the country has only 0.72 midwives for every 10,000 people, the path to ...

Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Addressing the digital gender divide in Africa through the African Girls Can Code Initiative Expert’s take: ...