State and non-state actors in many countries are attempting to roll back hard-won progress and further entrench stigma, endangering the rights and lives of LGBTIQ+… Read More »LGBTIQ+ communities and the anti-rights pushback: 5 things to know
Every month, more than two billion people[1] around the world menstruate. Although a natural and healthy process, menstruation – or period – interrupts lives, rights… Read More »Period poverty costs too much, take action to end it
Millions of women and girls worldwide still cannot afford menstrual products or access water and sanitation facilities to manage their menstrual health and hygiene. Periods… Read More »Period Poverty – why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods
As the United Nations prepares to mark the International Day of the UN Peacekeepers (29 May), paying tribute to the dedication and sacrifice made by… Read More »‘Women peacekeepers are stronger than you think’ – Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Rubana Nowshin Mithila
The world has a gender equality problem, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) mirrors the gender bias in our society. Although globally more women are accessing the… Read More »Artificial Intelligence and gender equality
The theme of this year’s International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, ‘Leave No One Behind: Equality, Freedom and Justice for All’, underscores the urgent… Read More »UN Women statement on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
According to International Labour Organization data, women’s employment rate was 25 per cent lower by the end of 2022 compared to before the Taliban takeover… Read More »Rebuilding the women’s movement in Afghanistan, one organization at a time
Amani Al Derbi, 35, was a hardworking mother and a psychotherapist in the Gaza Ministry of Health. Her mission: to provide comfort to those traumatized… Read More »Silenced voices: Amani’s death in Gaza
New UN Women survey data from Rafah highlights the depth of physical and mental despair, with 93% of women interviewed feeling unsafe and over half… Read More »Intensified military operations will bring increased death and despair for Rafah’s 700,000 women and girls
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, UN Women interviewed Miriam Jemio, an independent environmental journalist from La Paz, Bolivia. The freedom and safety… Read More »‘Access to information is the basis of democracy’ – Interview with environmental journalist Miriam Jemio on World Press Freedom Day
