Why Iceland Is The Best Place In The World To Be A Woman

Rebekka is so tiny that, even on her tiptoes, arms aloft, she cannot reach. So her teacher lifts her up to the unvarnished wooden monkey bar. “One, two, three,”...

Access To Digital Technology Accelerates Global Gender Equality

In every industry, digital technologies are transforming the status quo. Now we have evidence that they are also bringing us closer to workplace equality. Digital fluency i...

Princess Mary Of Denmark Makes Impassioned Plea To Close The Gender Gap

Princess Mary of Denmark has made an impassioned plea for governments and society to do more to achieve gender equality in a speech to open a major conference on women's ri...

India Must Close The Gender Gap And Make Every Woman Count

In India, the gender gap — the differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or att...

The Lenny Interview: Melinda Gates

While I edited this interview, my husband was folding our laundry and my daughter was running around our apartment in one continuous, galloping loop. I mention this because...

Gender- Dasra Report: Non-Profits In India Fail To Address The Gender Gap

The Companies Act 2013 mandated that a publicly listed company, which has five or more directors, must have at least one woman director. Even when surveys show that compani...

Calling A Solution To Closing The Gender Gap Is Literally In The Palm Of Your Hands

Women in certain countries are less likely than men to own a key tool for fighting gender inequality: smartphones.
A recent studyby the Pew Research Center identified...

Rural Labour Loses Women, Karnataka Worst Offender

CHENNAI: Women in rural areas are increasingly withdrawing from the country’s labour force. This trend is particularly evident in states like Karnataka, Gujarat and M...

11 Ways To Close The Gender Gap In Financial Inclusion.

How can NGOs, the private sector and policymakers accelerate women’s economic empowerment? Our panel share their thoughts

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