Gender Equality as a human right and a development goal is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights and in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...

The findings of a March 2024 Ipsos study echoed that shift. With data samples from around the world, including Australia, ...

It shows that at the current rate of progress, the achievement of all gender equality and women’s empowerment targets may take decades – even centuries – to materialize. “I cannot accept a ...

On Wednesday March 13, Nancy Pelosi introduced the so-called Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law.

Gender Mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy for promoting gender equality. Mainstreaming is not an end in itself but a strategy, an approach, a means to achieve the goal of gender equality.

Based on the contents of the 2012 World Development Report (WDR) on Gender Equality and Development, and designed to meet the need for "just-in-time" learning and accommodate professional and ...

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future. Worldwide, patriarchal gender norms and gender discrimination drive ...

In recent years, we have heard various alarming estimates about how long it will take to achieve gender equality. According to UN Women’s most recent report, at the current rate of progress ...