Jaipur: In a step toward dismantling the entrenched practice of child marriages, the Bhajan Lal Sharma govt has unveiled an ...

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all around the world and inspire future generations of women and girls to ...

Around the world, girls are challenging gender norms in creative, courageous and often overlooked ways—but the risks are high ...

Rebalancing the labour market and supporting men to engage in unpaid care and domestic work will push the Gender Equality @ ...

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The World Economic Forum predicts that it will take more than a century to close the gender pay gap globally, while ...

Through this effort, development organisations and their staff will be encouraged to model gender-equitable behaviours and adopt approaches that drive meaningful, positive change ...

Amartya Sen, often referred to as the father of the concept of ‘human development’, reminds us of a quote by H.G. Wells, where he said that “human history becomes more and more a race between ...

Joanne Sandler is the Ad Interim Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). She guides efforts to implement rights- and results-based programmes in support of ...

The Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, with a focus on the risks and opportunities presented by AI. In today’s conclusions, the Council proposes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. It’s been almost 30 years since Naomi Wolf published The Beauty ...

GEI data reveals female-led companies have more women in other top roles, and that companies are increasingly focusing on attracting – and retaining – female customers New York, January 21, 2020 – ...