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Ups And Downs of Women’s Property Rights
In the English speaking world during the first part of the 19th century, women were considered either too frivolous or even weak-minded to be...
The Need for Feminist Foreign Policy in India
As more and more research is being done, there is a definitive link that connects gender equality with international prosperity and welfare; giving an...
10 projects that will change lives of women and girls
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has announced the ten winners of its first ever Joint Innovation Challenge; a cutting edge competition to provide...
Empowering Young African Women
Under the theme "Network for Empowerment, refuelling a Continent on the Rise" of the last congress, young African women from different countries who gathered...
Compounding Crises: Pandemic Disruptions and Weak Recovery Delay Time to Gender Parity to 132 Years
After a big COVID hit, the gender gap hasn’t bounced back, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022. As the...
Akanksha Sood Singh: The Woman of the Wild
Akanksha Sood Singh is among India's premiere multi-award winning natural history filmmakers. She is known for her extreme passion and brilliant story-telling. With two...
EU-UNIDO projects highlight gender equality as key to climate action
Ensuring that women and girls equally lead, participate in and benefit from environmental action are key priorities for the European Union (EU) and the...
European Women in VC publishes the inaugural analysis of gender diversity across European VC
The European venture capital scene experienced record-breaking growth in 2021, with over €100B invested in one single year in European startups. These investments created...
Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis and Taliban’s obsession with women’s rights
The Taliban’s latest move to restrict the rights of women points to an obsession with women’s rights. This is in stark contrast to the...
How Misogyny Makes Us Less Secure
Misogyny has permeated cultures worldwide for virtually all of human history, resulting in a vast disparity between the security of men and women.
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Sweden has...