‘Wake up and take action,’ urges teen activist Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate change activist has told members of the European Parliament to forget Brexit and focus on climate...

Sex selective abortions lead to gender ratio distortions in 12 countries

According to a recent global study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, abortions based...

Emma Thompson cites a lack of respect for scriptwriters in Hollywood

One of Britain’s finest actors and acclaimed writer, Emma Thompson hit out at producers who rush screenplays even before the scripts are ...

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‘Own money’ a necessity for a woman’s true independence

Knowledge and awareness about personal finance is an absolute necessity to achieve true independence and equality. In such case, living in a wo...

WEF data shows it will take 202 years to close the divide in the workplace

The world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, UN Global Compact’s Executive Director Lise Kingo spoke to the UN New...

UNFPA conducts classes to raise awareness on gender equality

Fatime Ali Abakar from the single-sex Lycée de Bol School in Chad told the UN News, “We spoke about puberty and periods and looked...