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...

UN Women Chief on #MeToo movement:

It’s been a year now since the #MeToo campaign took the world by storm and the executive director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka...

#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact...

Meet Sandra Moran: Guatemala’s First Openly Lesbian Congresswoman

Sandra Moran, 55, was elected to Congress as its first openly gay member in the September 2015 general election...

Market Leaders come together to help achieve Gender Equality

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India's largest Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company with a heritage of over 80...

Role Reversal to address Domestic Abuse

In what countries are women and men on the most equal footing?

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UN WOMEN captures Unique and Powerful Stories of Women from around the World

UN launches a way to capture unique and powerful stories of people around the world.

"From where I stand..." is a new series launched on UN Women that captures the ...

Landmarks in Women's Rights – A Struggle full of Highs and Lows

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed women can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead<...

Tomatoes, Limes & Sex-Selective Abortions

The United States is withdrawing all of its funding from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) after claiming without evidence that the agency supports coercive abortions in China...