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Dec 27, 2021

Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021

As 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…

Feminism

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Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021
Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021
Feminism

8 min read


Nov 24, 2021

COVID-19 and violence against women: what the data tells us

Before 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 Women

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COVID-19 and violence against women: what the data tells us
COVID-19 and violence against women: what the data tells us
Violence Against Women

6 min read


Nov 24, 2021

From 16 Days of Activism to 365 days of action to end gender-based violence

Every 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 Women

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From 16 Days of Activism to 365 days of action to end gender-based violence
From 16 Days of Activism to 365 days of action to end gender-based violence
Violence Against Women

7 min read


Sep 14, 2021

Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to know

The 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 Equality

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Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to know
Gender equality and the UN General Assembly: Facts and history to know
Gender Equality

7 min read


Jul 14, 2021

What 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…

Gender

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What does gender equality look like today?
What does gender equality look like today?
Gender

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Jun 30, 2021

Which 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 Rights

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Which Generation Equality hero are you?
Which Generation Equality hero are you?
Womens Rights

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Jun 28, 2021

Seven ways to change the world

Convened 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 Equality

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Seven ways to change the world
Seven ways to change the world
Gender Equality

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Jun 17, 2021

What does gender equality look like? Artists around the world share their vision

We 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…

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What does gender equality look like? Artists around the world share their vision
What does gender equality look like? Artists around the world share their vision

7 min read


May 14, 2021

Together: 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. …

LGBTQ

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Together: Resisting, supporting, healing!
Together: Resisting, supporting, healing!
LGBTQ

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Mar 11, 2021

Women leaders we admire

Women 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…

Women

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Women leaders we admire
Women leaders we admire
Women

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