Why the traits of female leadership are better geared for the global pandemic
As countries anticipate the second wave of Covid-19, recently published research provides evidence to show that countries with fe
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COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
The COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker monitors policy measures enacted by governments worldwide to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, and highlight
Who owns the world and who merely lives in it?
The Thomson Reuters Foundation carried out a survey that stated that Dhaka ranked as the seventh most dangerous megacity for women.
Michela Montevecchi
Secretary of the Senate Presidency, Italy
October 8, 2020
Power shift needed to deliver on Beijing promise of gender equality: UN Women
Twenty-five years after world leaders adopted a road map for gender equality, known as the Beijing Declaration, many admitted Thursday that progress remains slow. A top UN official has said that men are still not willing to relinquish power.
Men overwhelmingly dominate the decision-making on Covid-19
Men are making most of the decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic -- a disturbing pattern that could be costing lives.
October 8, 2020
Progress towards gender equality under threat, world leaders warn as UNGA marks 25th anniversary of landmark women’s rights conference
Twenty‑five years after the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women, global societies need an unqualified push to meet the elusive promise of gender equality that had brought millions to Beijing in 1995 to demand action, Secretary‑General António Guterres told a High‑level General Assembly meet
Violence against women in politics a growing problem
While women have made significant inroads into politics in recent years, their involvement has spurred attacks, intimidation and harassment in many parts of the world, says Mona Lena Krook, a professor of political s