More: Gender Equality
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...
Gender diversity in energy sector is critical to clean energy transition
The energy sector remains one of the least gender diverse sectors in the economy, despite recent efforts to promote and encourage women’s participation. Women...
The Time Is Now for Gender Equality in the Caribbean
Building a strong and resilient Caribbean demands the equal involvement of women and men. The Caribbean has made significant progress in gender equality in...
Battling Sexism: There Is No Women’s Day
Women’s day is celebrated all over the world on the 8th of March with great fervor. Despite the fact that women have come a...
Women, Excluded Groups in Nepal Facing Barriers to Energy Access
Women, the poor, and different excluded groups face various structural barriers preventing them from benefiting fully from Nepal’s energy sector, according to a new...
The Worst Horror Story – Rape
Rape in all its horrendous forms is a marred and an abhorrent trace of patriarchy and misogyny. The direct victims are majorly women, but...
Without firm action on gender equality, women’s empowerment, world may miss development targets
“This is an urgent signal for action, and the report recommends the directions to follow,” Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women, said...