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Despite global efforts, the world is "failing women and girls," warned the United Nations in a report on gender equality released on September 7, 2023. In the latest edition of the UN Women and UN DESA report, titled "Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023," alarming trends are unveiled, highlighting the world's struggles to achieve gender equality as it reaches the halfway mark of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Amidst global challenges and the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment, under the esteemed G20 Indian Presidency, is set to convene in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from August 2nd to 4th, 2023. Chaired by Union Minister of Women & Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani, the conference holds the theme "Women-led Inclusive Development as Cusp of Inter-Generational Transformation."

Despite some progress in addressing gender discrimination, major environmental, economic, and social challenges threaten to undermine efforts towards women's empowerment worldwide. Discriminatory social institutions across 179 countries continue to hinder progress towards gender equality, impacting women's roles in climate resilience, agriculture, and disaster risk reduction, said latest report.

Gender parity remains elusive, with less than one per cent of women and girls living in countries that exhibit both high women's empowerment and a small gender gap, said a report by UN Women and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

A recent study investigates the perceived quality of women's soccer compared to men's soccer and highlights the impact of gender stereotypes. Findings reveal that when the gender of players is obscured, the ratings for both men's and women's soccer performances are similar. The study emphasizes the untapped potential of women's soccer and calls for a shift in perception and increased support for women's team sports.

A new report by UNICEF and WHO highlights the gender disparities in water and sanitation, revealing that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the global water crisis. Discover the findings that shed light on the challenges faced by women and girls in accessing clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene, and the need for urgent action to address these inequalities.

Gender imbalances in employment and working conditions are more than previously thought and progress in reducing them disappointingly slow in the last...

Amber McLaughlin becomes the first transgender to be executed in the United States for a 2003 murder. The 49...

The world should address the root causes of Gender Based Violence for women to be safer and more likely to have food,...

Who are good at Maths? A new report from the UNICEF says that boys are better than girls in mathematics, and that...