From poetry and storytelling events across 22 provinces in Afghanistan and a solidarity mural in Moldova, to a procession with male district officials on motorbikes in Uganda and a documentary video series in Bosnia and Herzegovina, hundreds of…
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22 April 2021 | Women
All over the world we all provide care to a multicultural society. Imagine students in developing and developed countries simultaneously reviewing the same medical education and learning from each other. That is e-learning at its best in an Internet…
09 April 2021 | Women
During the 59th UN Commission on Social Development on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the Swedish think tank Global Utmaning hosted a panel discussion on the importance of social entrepreneurship for a just transition, in partnership with Reach for…
09 April 2021 | Women
The pandemic has given rise to digital technologies becoming central to our personal, family and professional lives, with all three often overlapping. The objective of this virtual discussion was to address its impact on family wellbeing.
The…
10 March 2021 | Women
Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions…
23 February 2021 | Women
Muskanben Vohara and her group of women weavers in Gujarat’s Anand district were overcome with worry when the lockdown was announced to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. “I look after eight members of my family,” said the 20-year-old on a video call…
25 March 2019 | Women
Gender-based discrimination is a
lifelong and intergenerational problem. From an early age, women face
multidimensional challenges in their homes, communities and society at large.
According to the UN Women’s 2018
Flagship Report on Gender Equality…
12 March 2019 | Women
Groundbreaking innovations and technologies are unlocking the human
potential and with it, new sets of human rights challenges that pose
significant threats to women and girls at the margins.
Gender-blind approaches and persisting under-…
10 December 2018 | Women, Youth
Women are underrepresented and unsupported in their journey in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or S.T.E.M. To help girls and young women realize their fullest talent and creativity in science, we need to break the S.T…
10 December 2018 | Women, Youth
Women are underrepresented and unsupported in their journey in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or S.T.E.M. To help girls and young women realize their fullest talent and creativity in science, we need to break the S.T…
27 April 2018 | Women
The United Nations agency behind World Intellectual Property Day is calling for greater participation of women in the field of innovation and creativity to reap maximum benefits for society.
“At present, humanity is not realizing its full…
27 April 2018 | Women
International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated today, 26 April 2018, around the globe at thousands of events organized to inspire girls and young women to consider careers in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
The day is…