Tag: gender
Girls’ Everyday Resistance to Gender Norms
Girls worldwide are boldly challenging traditional gender norms in creative and often hidden ways for safety. A new global study by Plan...
UN Women Urges Private Sector to Close Gender Gap
Gender equality remains an unfinished global priority, and the private sector is essential for closing the gap, according to a new report...
Gender Equality Gains Are Stalling
Three decades after the adoption of the historic Beijing Declaration on women’s rights, the United Nations is sounding the alarm. Despite progress...
Combating Gender-Based Violence Among Displaced Women
Over 60 million women and girls worldwide live as forcibly displaced or stateless individuals. They face heightened risks of gender-based violence (GBV)...
Climate Shocks Linked to Increased Violence Against Women
A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers has uncovered a troubling connection between climate shocks—such as storms, landslides, and...
Sexual, gender minority adults face higher social risk
A recent study led by researchers from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has found that sexual and gender minority (SGM)...
Gender Equality Achievable with Immediate Action from Powerholders
75% of youth believe gender equality can be achieved in their lifetime if powerholders act now.
Gender Inequalities: The Global Crisis in Health and Care Work
Explore how gender disparities in health and care work impact women, health systems, and outcomes, as revealed by a WHO report.
Global Gender Equality Progress Falls Short in 2023
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.
G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment: Accelerating Gender Equality
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."
