More: Gender Equality
How can we make equal pay for women and men a reality?
It is an absurd reality: women around the globe have been earning less than men for work of equal value for decades. On average,...
The holistic gender and media agenda in focus
Achieving gender equality in and through media requires a comprehensive approach covering a full gamut of longstanding as well as new challenges.
Assessing the issues...
Political Parties, Church and Grand Mufti in Bulgaria: No Rights for Women
On 12 March, the European Parliament called upon EU countries including Bulgaria to ratify the Istanbul Convention. However, only one Bulgarian MEP was present...
Coding with impact: Training female tech talent from Latin America
“We want to train young women to make them talented and globally competitive software developers.”
Meet Mariana Costa Checa, a young social entrepreneur from Peru....
Saudi moderation: How far will Crown Prince Mohammed go?
In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and project the kingdom as embracing an unidentified form of moderate Islam, Saudi Crown...
UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement
Taking place at “a pivotal moment for the rights of women and girls,” the United Nations body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment...
New communications technologies essential to empower poor rural women
To mark International Women’s Day, the three United Nations Rome-based agencies are spotlighting the role new innovations in information and communications technologies (ICTs) can...
Empowering Women in Nigeria with Solar Energy
Around the world, women face the largest burden of not having access to modern energy. More often than not, it is women who have...
Is Croatia Closing the Gender Gap in Science?
Today, on International Women’s Day, we would like to introduce you to four Croatian women. These women are inspiring, because they spend their days...
Women’s prospects at work still ‘a long way’ from matching men’s
Despite notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access to jobs, are more likely to take low-quality...