Dec 27, 2021Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights from the past 12 months. From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women…Feminism8 min readFeminism8 min read
Nov 24, 2021COVID-19 and violence against women: what the data tells usBefore COVID-19, a different pandemic was already threatening the lives and well-being of people around the world: violence against women, impacting at least 1 in 3 women and girls. From the early days of the COVID lockdowns, women’s organizations noted a significant increase in reported cases of violence against women…Violence Against Women6 min readViolence Against Women6 min read
Nov 24, 2021From 16 Days of Activism to 365 days of action to end gender-based violenceEvery year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign (25 November — 10 December) inspires people around the world to learn, reflect, and take action to end violence against women. This year, the global campaign marks its 30th year. “The first campaign was in 1991,” remembers Charlotte…Violence Against Women7 min readViolence Against Women7 min read
Sep 14, 2021Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to knowThe UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the world’s largest yearly meeting of world leaders. It’s an action-packed week of deliberations, speeches, side events and even celebrity sightings. While UNGA has been the setting for several historic moments for gender equality, much is still to be achieved regarding women’s representation and…Gender Equality7 min readGender Equality7 min read
Jul 14, 2021What does gender equality look like today?Progress towards gender equality is looking bleak. But it doesn’t need to. A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and…Gender7 min readGender7 min read
Jun 30, 2021Which Generation Equality hero are you?Feminism means many different things to many people but what every feminist has in common is a belief in, and commitment to, equality. Generation Equality is uniting feminists and activists from different parts of the world, with different races, religions, ages, socioeconomic status, sexualities and gender expressions, to #ActforEqual. Taking…Womens Rights8 min readWomens Rights8 min read
Jun 28, 2021Seven ways to change the worldConvened by UN Women, co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, together with civil society and youth, the Generation Equality Forum is taking place in Paris, from 30 June to 2 July. …Gender Equality11 min readGender Equality11 min read
Jun 17, 2021What does gender equality look like? Artists around the world share their visionWe all have the potential to create meaningful change in the world around us. Whether by educating family and friends, speaking up on social media, challenging stereotypes through creative expression or otherwise, we can each promote gender equality and #ActForEqual every single day. In the run up to the 2021…7 min read7 min read
May 14, 2021Together: Resisting, supporting, healing!For many people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and sex characteristics, acts of resistance, support, and healing are a way of life. A dream held fast, a fist raised in solidarity, a listening ear — these life-preserving acts, seen and unseen, big and small, are performed each…LGBTQ8 min readLGBTQ8 min read
Mar 11, 2021Women leaders we admireWomen leaders of today are tenacious and diverse. They are mobilizing the global climate movement, pushing for social protections, addressing the COVID-19 crisis, and dismantling systemic racial discrimination. Around the world, women leaders improve lives and inspire a better future for all. Yet, equality is still far off, and progress…Women10 min readWomen10 min read
