Around the world, women and girls still face disproportionate discrimination, poverty and violence, as well as a lack of access to education, health care and property ownership, among other ...

3 October 2024 - Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024, the sixth joint publication by UN DESA and UN Women, was launched during the Summit of the Future week. The ...

From grassroots activism to groundbreaking innovations, women are driving change and shaping our world in remarkable ways. This International Women's Day, join us in celebrating their achievements by ...

Previous research has asserted that women and men in gender-equal countries differ more in their preferences than women and men in less equal countries, for example, by making more traditional ...

Although inequalities persist, over recent decades, substantial progress has been made towards achieving gender equality. In the EU this progress is due to legislation, the integration of gender ...

Last week, reports emerged that the G7 leaders meeting in Italy were grappling with issues related to gender parity, including the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right. Unlike last year, ...

Nonexistent body diversity on the catwalk. Stay-at-home girlfriends painting a life of financial dependence as aspirational. A 21-year-old actress being told she looks “old” in the media. The vibe ...

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the home, new research shows. Subscribe to our ...

In the last 50 years, women have been seeking gender equality. We have been moving into the public sphere reserved for men since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, continually pushing for ...

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not ...

These are arguably the most feminist and female-friendly countries on earth, where gender equality is at its highest and women can rest assured their rights and protections are top priority.