Violence Against Women in Politics
As the prominence of women in politics increases, so does the incidence of violence against women in politics. This section highlights news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
‘Diversity is not illegal’: Women in skilled trades brace for Trump’s DEI rollbacks
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March 28, 2025
‘Diversity is not illegal’: Women in skilled trades brace for Trump’s DEI rollbacks
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March 19, 2025
Iran: Authorities target women’s rights activists with arbitrary arrest, flogging and death penalty
Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists demanding equality or who defy compulsory veiling using arbitrary detention, unjust prosecution, flogging, and even the death penalty in a bid to qua
CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions
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March 19, 2025
CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions
69th Commission on the Status of Women
Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions
18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York
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69th Commission on the Status of Women
Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions
18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York
March 11, 2025
Confronting backlash against women’s rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
Debunking social gender norms though the Young Women’s Empowerment Academies
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March 7, 2025
Debunking social gender norms though the Young Women’s Empowerment Academies
#DemocracyForAll calls for leaving no one behind in political participation and representation.
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#DemocracyForAll calls for leaving no one behind in political participation and representation.
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Informal SDG16+ Roundtable Dialogue at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women
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Informal SDG16+ Roundtable Dialogue at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women
This SDG16+ Informal Roundtable will facilitate an open dialogue among civil society, member states, UN staff, and other stak
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March 7, 2025
Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream
The pushback against gender equality is one of the findings in a major report from UN Women, the UN agency for gender equality, on the progress made so far in advancing women’s rights worldwide.