More: Gender Equality

Saudi Vision 2030 represents another leap forward for Saudi women’s rights. It is the newest extension of the Saudization program. The program seeks to expand the percentage...

Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of 10 men and women around the world, hold some sort of...

The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief...

Women's Rights in Review, 25 years after Beijing takes stock of how the landmark gender equality plan, the Beijing Platform for Action, is being implemented and...

A new report from the World Bank Group released ahead of International Women’s Day shows that the world could achieve a ‘gender dividend’ of $172 trillion...

Saudi women are becoming a growing force in the workplace. The Saudi government has made a concerted effort towards “Saudization” – a nation-wide program to replace...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, UN Women is celebrating people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country, who are driving actions that will...

It is estimated worldwide than approximately 35% of women have experienced some sort gender violence at some point in their lives. Mexico where women and girls...

The 21st century must be the century of women’s equality, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in a call to transform the world by ensuring equal participation for all.  Speaking to faculty and students at The New School,...

Many women running small businesses in emerging markets in developing countries have to juggle their business objectives with family obligations and personal savings goals. By supporting...