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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…
09 December 2014 | Families, Women
A staggering 225 million women in developing countries want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraceptives, and tens of millions of women do not receive the basic pregnancy and delivery care they need. These are the findings of Adding It…
09 December 2014 | Families, Women
A staggering 225 million women in developing countries want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraceptives, and tens of millions of women do not receive the basic pregnancy and delivery care they need. These are the findings of Adding It…
19 November 2014 | Women
To kick off its new Technology Initiative, Global Fund for Women today launched IGNITE: Women Fueling Science and Technology, an online campaign and multimedia project which explores the roles of science and technology in advancing women’s human…
10 November 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women cannot be analyzed or confronted in isolation; it must be linked to the factors of economic, social and cultural inequalities that occur in power relations between men and women, according to the latest annual report of the…
10 November 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women cannot be analyzed or confronted in isolation; it must be linked to the factors of economic, social and cultural inequalities that occur in power relations between men and women, according to the latest annual report of the…
27 October 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
To present best practices from across Latin America regarding indigenous women’s rights and access to justice, country representatives from Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala took part in a side event during the Third Committee of the 69th UN General…
27 October 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
The road from Sitio Gawasan, on the Philippines island of Mindanao, to the nearest district health centre is a long one. Accessible only by foot or via bumpy motorcycle ride, the journey can take up to four hours – a trip few expectant mothers from…
27 October 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women
The road from Sitio Gawasan, on the Philippines island of Mindanao, to the nearest district health centre is a long one. Accessible only by foot or via bumpy motorcycle ride, the journey can take up to four hours – a trip few expectant mothers from…
27 October 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
To present best practices from across Latin America regarding indigenous women’s rights and access to justice, country representatives from Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala took part in a side event during the Third Committee of the 69th UN General…
27 October 2014 | Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
To present best practices from across Latin America regarding indigenous women’s rights and access to justice, country representatives from Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala took part in a side event during the Third Committee of the 69th UN General…