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24 March 2015 | Ageing, Women, Youth
Rural and urban communities in India are being told that violence against women is unacceptable.
Anuradha Kapoor, Director of Swayam, a women's rights organization based in Kolkata says that positive change is underway but that women need to speak…
24 March 2015 | Ageing, Women, Youth
Rural and urban communities in India are being told that violence against women is unacceptable.
Anuradha Kapoor, Director of Swayam, a women's rights organization based in Kolkata says that positive change is underway but that women need to speak…
18 March 2015 | Women, Youth
This issue of UN Youth Flash features the article "Achieving Gender Equality by 2030 Is Possible!" written by Vivian Onano, a youth representative at UN Women Global Civil Society Advisory Group, an External Relations Fellow with African Leadership…
18 March 2015 | Women, Youth
This issue of UN Youth Flash features the article "Achieving Gender Equality by 2030 Is Possible!" written by Vivian Onano, a youth representative at UN Women Global Civil Society Advisory Group, an External Relations Fellow with African Leadership…
17 March 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The year of 2015 marks the 20th anniversaries of the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Both landmark summits sought to promote inclusive and equitable social…
17 March 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The year of 2015 marks the 20th anniversaries of the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Both landmark summits sought to promote inclusive and equitable social…
10 March 2015 | Women
This year a number of global milestones – the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (PfA), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – provide a unique opportunity to ensure that the business community is a key partner in…
27 February 2015 | Women
“I always wanted to go to school,” said Azra Misbih-ul-huda, 17, who lives in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “ When this free education mobile learning project was launched in our area I was very excited […]I said to my mother I need to…
25 February 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO.
The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their…
25 February 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO.
The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their…
13 January 2015 | Women
The last 20 years has seen a surge in the number of women employed in senior and middle management positions, according to a new United Nations report, which notes that although all-male company boards are decreasing in number, more must be done to…
12 January 2015 | Women
The number of women in senior and middle management positions has increased globally over the last 20 years, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The ILO's "Women in Business and Management" report looked at 108 countries.
It…