Gender

Sendai Conference Stresses Importance of Women’s Leadership

By Jamshed Baruah and Katsuhiro Asagiri
Women play a critical role in reducing disaster risk and planning and decision-making during and after disasters strike, according to senior United Nations, government and civil society representatives.

Four Ways Women Bring Lasting Peace to the Table

By Lyndal Rowlands
2015 marks anniversaries for two significant commitments made to increasing women’s participation at peace tables.

Opinion: Gender Equality, the Last Big Poverty Challenge

By Preethi Sundaram and Fiona Salter
It is estimated that women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty. They also make up 60 per cent of the world’s 572 million working poor.

Mixed Prospects for LGBT Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

By Pavol Stracansky
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups in Central and Eastern Europe, which still faced mixed prospects as they fight for rights and acceptance, are now taking some heart from the “failure” of a referendum in Slovakia, a member of the European Union.

Empower Rural Women for Their Dignity and Future

By Valentina Gasbarri
Rural women make major contributions to rural economies by producing and processing food, feeding and caring for families, generating income and contributing to the overall well-being of their households – but, in many countries, they face discrimination in access to agricultural assets, education, healthcare and employment, among others, preventing them from fully enjoying their basic rights.

Meet the 10 Women Who Will Stop at Nothing

By Kanya D'Almeida
On Apr. 6, 2013, Nadia Sharmeen, a crime reporter, was assigned to cover a rally organised by Hefazat-e-Islam, an association of fundamentalist Islamic groups in Bangladesh whose demands included a call to revoke the proposed National Women Development Policy.

Women Walk for Peace in the Korean Peninsula

By Valentina Ieri
A group of international women peacemakers announced on Wednesday at the United Nations their intention to walk across the two mile De-Militarized Zone (DMZ), in a call for peace and reunification of Korea.

U.N. Audience Shocked by Sexual Health, Abortion Statistics

By Josh Butler
Audible gasps echoed through the United Nations' Trusteeship Council chamber on Tuesday, with audiences told the grim impacts of unsafe reproductive practices on women worldwide.

U.S. Honours 10 “Extraordinary Women” for Courage and Leadership

By Thalif Deen
Speaking at a ceremony to honour 10 “extraordinary women” from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating peace, justice, human rights and gender empowerment, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom cited the former president of Malawi Dr. Joyce Banda, recognised at the United Nations as a relentless advocate for women’s rights.

Equality Is a Matter of Human Rights

By Roger Hamilton-Martin
Gender equality in political, economic and social arenas is a matter of human rights, said Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury on Monday to civil society organisations, ambassadors and activists in New York.

U.N. Says Maternal Mortality Rate Has Nearly Halved since 1990

By Josh Butler
The global rate of maternal deaths is reducing faster than any time in history, according to a new report presented to the United Nations on Tuesday.

An Italian and Tanzanian Partnership

By Valentina Ieri
20 years on from Beijing, gender inequality is still a priority at United Nations.

Women Make Progress in Politics, But Glass Ceiling Remains Unbreakable

By Thalif Deen
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a creature of the U.N.’s 193 member states and who serves at their will and pleasure, did not hesitate to fault 13 countries that kept women out of their national parliaments and governments in power.

Guatemala Praised for Policies on Adolescent Girls

By Josh Butler
The government of Guatemala has been praised for a programme helping young women avoid unwanted pregnancies and finish their education.

200 Million Fewer Women than Men Online

By Lyndal Rowlands
Two hundred million fewer women have access to the internet than men, according to a report released Monday.

Bridging the Gender Inequality Gap in the Media

By Valentina Ieri
Despite the vast number of media outlets and news sources worldwide, women and girls are still not getting enough attention in the news.

Opinion: The World Sees Progress Against Undernutrition, but it’s Uneven

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram
In 2014, an estimated 805 million people – one in nine people worldwide – were estimated to be chronically hungry. All but 14 million of the world’s hungry live in developing countries, i.e., 791 million are in developing countries, where the share of the hungry has declined by less than half – from 23.4 per cent (1990-1992) to 13.5 per cent (2012-2014).

Congolese Citizens Forced to Pay for Police, Protection Services

By Josh Butler
Parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are as dangerous and lawless as ever, with police and the state offering citizens little or no protection from armed groups.

From the Mountains to the Sea, Timorese Women Fight for More

By Lyndal Rowlands
In Timor-Leste, the gap between rich and poor is most keenly felt by rural women and children. But while women are working hard to help rebuild Timor-Leste, their contributions are not always recognised, in a country where men’s narratives still heavily dominate.

The 15 Journalists Putting Women’s Rights on the Front Page

By Lyndal Rowlands
Media coverage of maternal, sexual and reproductive health rights is crucial to achieving international development goals, yet journalists covering these issues often face significant challenges.

In India, an Indoor Health Crisis

By Athar Parvaiz
For years, Kehmli Devi, a middle-aged woman from the village of Chachadeth in India’s northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has prepared her family’s meals on a wood-burning stove.
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