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Crisis response

June 9, 2020
Ethiopia’s first female president on plans to combat Covid-19 and resuscitate the economy

Ethiopia’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, spoke to FORBES AFRICA’s Managing Editor, Renuka Methil, on the country’s plans to combat Covid-19 and resuscitate one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.

June 9, 2020
How African feminists are sustaining peace in a pandemic

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, African feminists have been essential in responding with care to the challenge

June 3, 2020
'We are losers in this crisis': research finds lockdowns reinforcing gender inequality

Life during the coronavirus lockdown has reinforced gender inequality across Europe with research emphasising that the economic and social consequences of the crisis are far greater for women and threaten to push them back into traditional roles in t

June 3, 2020
Black female mayors take the spotlight amid protests and pandemic

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms captured the nation’s attention when she addressed the civil unrest occurring in her city after George Floyd’

Jacinda Ardern: 'Political leaders can be both empathetic and strong'

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June 2, 2020

Jacinda Ardern: 'Political leaders can be both empathetic and strong'

In this book extract, the New Zealand PM says too much focus on power and strength means leaders can lose sight of the need for kindness.

Tell us a little about yourself.

In this book extract, the New Zealand PM says too much focus on power and strength means leaders can lose sight of the need for kindness.

Tell us a little about yourself.

June 2, 2020
'It's not a joking matter': Boris Johnson reprimanded over lack of women in government during COVID-19 crisis

Boris Johnson has been reprimanded after laughing when he was asked about a lack of female decision makers in the government’s 

June 2, 2020
Covid-19 crisis could set women back decades, experts fear

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on gender equality and could set women back decades, experts have said on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act.

June 1, 2020
UN Women calls women leaders for gender-sensitive Covid-19 response

"Women in Turkey do five times as much domestic and care work than men. The Covid-19 crisis will likely deepen inequalities," says a guide by UN Women.

Organizations must take conscious steps for inclusive leadership: UN Women’s Naciri

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June 1, 2020

Organizations must take conscious steps for inclusive leadership: UN Women’s Naciri

We are not living up to our own commitments to promote women's rights, and we are also harming the prospects for sustainable, inclusive, economic growth that research shows are within reach if we succeed in creating a more gender-equal economy and so

We are not living up to our own commitments to promote women's rights, and we are also harming the prospects for sustainable, inclusive, economic growth that research shows are within reach if we succeed in creating a more gender-equal economy and so