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Gender Equality

May 13, 2014
More Women Sit on the UN Security Council, but What Does It Mean?

As increasing numbers of women embark on careers as diplomats, the United Nations headquarters in New York is slowly but surely undergoing a big change in demographics: the female-to-male ratio of diplomats is becoming — dare it be possible — more balanced.

May 9, 2014
The Nation That Elects The Most Women Is ...

As Rwanda began to rebuild itself from the ashes of the 1994 genocide, something unexpected happened: Women began playing a much more influential role on many fronts, including politics.

May 8, 2014
Woman Runs for President in Islamic Mauritania

Nouakchott, Mauritania:  A woman has put forward a rare bid for the presidency of Mauritania, a west African nation run under strict Islamic law, the country's Constitutional Council said Wednesday,

May 8, 2014
Joint statement on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In December of last year, we came together as human rights, social and environmental justice and trade union organizations worldwide to lay out a roadmap for embedding all human rights i

May 8, 2014
The World Bank Group presents findings from Women, Business and the Law 2014 report

Women, Business and the Law 2014 : Removing Restrictions to enhance Gender Equality

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May 8, 2014

Women, Business and the Law 2014 : Removing Restrictions to enhance Gender Equality

The World Bank and IFC report finds that while 42 economies reduced legal differences between women and men, 128 out of 143 economies studied still impose legal differences on the basis of gender in at least one of the report’s key indicators.
The World Bank and IFC report finds that while 42 economies reduced legal differences between women and men, 128 out of 143 economies studied still impose legal differences on the basis of gender in at least one of the report’s key indicators.

Egypt women: Rights on paper, not yet on ground

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May 8, 2014

Egypt women: Rights on paper, not yet on ground

Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt's new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women. But months after its passage, they're worrying whether those rights will be implemented or will turn out to be merely ink on paper.

Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt's new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women. But months after its passage, they're worrying whether those rights will be implemented or will turn out to be merely ink on paper.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2013

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May 8, 2014

The Global Gender Gap Report 2013

The Global Gender Gap Index,1 introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress.
The Global Gender Gap Index,1 introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress.

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