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Gender Equality

July 20, 2018
'No going back' how 2018 has drawn a line in the ground for gender progress in leadership

2018 has demonstrated significant progress in improving gender diversity but more needs to be done to promote more women into leadership.

July 18, 2018
United Nations agencies and civil society organizations call for the repeal of gender-discriminatory nationality laws

On the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum, UN Women, UNICEF, UNHCR and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joined the Permanent Mission of Tunisia and the Office of the Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States to the Un

July 5, 2018
Thousands honor Simone Veil as she enters Panthéon

Simone Veil's concentration camp number - 78651 - was displayed on giant screens along the crowd-thronged route her cortège took to the Panthéon on Sunday, where she is to be interred among iconic figures from French politics, culture, society, and h

July 5, 2018
US: Why young women might get more women elected

The 2018 midterm elections are shaping up to be a watershed year for women and politics.

June 28, 2018
Virginia Tech study: Government corruption is lower in countries with greater number of women political leaders

The study, published recently in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, was led by Sudipta Sarangi, professor and head of the Department of Economics, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, and Chandan Kumar Jha, a

May 15, 2018
Women This Week: Making History

First Female Mayor of Tunis

The capital of Tunisia is likely to see its first female mayor, following the country's municipal elections this week.

May 11, 2018
Rwanda: Call for Renewed Political Will to Bridge Gender Gaps in All Sectors

As African countries push for respect and promotion of gender equality, political will is key to accelerate attainment of gender equality on the continent.