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 ...

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 ...

Women athletes have come a long way since the 1900 Paris Olympics, where they were first allowed to compete on the world’s greatest sport stage. They accounted for only 2.2% of all competitors then.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Schnall is a journalist who amplifies women’s leadership. Top row, from left: Fatima Goss Graves, Ai-jen Poo, Stacey ...

The High Council for Equality between Women and Men, which advises public authorities on gender equality, published a report ...

“National Girl Child Day 2026 serves as a reminder of the importance of empowering girls and fostering an environment of ...

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 ...

Women remain significantly underrepresented in Europe’s hydropower sector, particularly in technical and leadership roles.

In a bid for gender equality, a Thai prime ministerial candidate has proposed allowing women to have up to four husbands — with the consent of all parties.

EU-backed initiative in Austria tests new workplace model to advance gender equality in industry An EU-funded initiative is ...

The Council of Europe project aims at supporting the efforts of state authorities, civil society and other key stakeholders in advancing gender equality, preventing and combating violence against ...

Gone are the days when companies focused solely on maximizing share value and investors focused mostly on returns. These days, companies understand the need to provide value to all stakeholders, and ...