More: Gender Equality
Validity of Reservations of Bangladesh against Article 2 of CEDAW
One of the greatest victories for the
post-modern feminist movement in the arena of International Law was the Convention
on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
Tourism Leading Other Global Sectors in Advancing Gender Equality
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with UN Women, The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), World Bank Group and Amadeus, has launched...
Guterres: ‘Real change’ involving women in peace and security, still too slow
The Women Peace and Security agenda must continue to be “one of the top priorities of the
United Nations”, Secretary-General
António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, in
an...
Why we must urgently close the data gap to end violence against women
Having the full picture is crucial for
effective action to end violence against women. Yet today, efforts to address
this critical sustainable development and human rights...
Helping Bhutan’s SMEs is Critical for Women Empowerment
Every time I pass by the busy streets of developing
Asian cities, Thimphu’s included, I couldn’t help but notice the bustling small
businesses lining up the...
Reducing gender gaps in Asia and Pacific essential to realizing region’s potential
Over the past two decades, the Asia and Pacific region
has made progress in reducing gender gaps in certain areas, most notably
education. According to the...
Africa: The next chapter begins
How does a continent decline? Corruption.
Misappropriation of funds. Leadership, where leadership, the leaders of South
Africa, or the leaders of a particular individual African country,...
Women outnumber men in higher education but gender stereotyped subject choices persist
Education is essential to achieving gender
equality. From the earliest schooling to the highest levels of post-graduate
study, education influences the opportunities that can shape people’s...
Youth and Women Key to Making This Africa’s Century
Africa can achieve a step change in economic growth by addressing shortfalls in governance, reducing barriers to trade and – crucially – embracing...
Feminist Technoscience
‘Networked
feminism is a phenomenon that can be described as the online mobilization and
coordination of feminists in response to perceived sexist, misogynistic,
racist, and other discriminatory...