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July 31, 2025
UN Women Executive Director and EESC President sign landmark declaration to advance global gender equality during HLPF in New York

The Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) signed a pivotal Joint Declaration today on the sidelines of the High-Level Political F

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jw1770z8go
July 31, 2025
'We're really excited about votes for 16 and 17-year-olds'

The Government has announced plans to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote across the UK by the next general election.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/04/26/we-are-not-just-imagining-power-we-are-claiming-it-women-at-the-forefront-of-change-in-the-horn-of-africa/
July 15, 2025
‘We are not just imagining power; we are claiming it’: Women at the forefront of change in the Horn of Africa

By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini 

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/01/the-fight-for-abortion-rights-in-sri-lanka/
July 15, 2025
The fight for abortion rights in Sri Lanka

This article by Mia Abeyawardene originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/23/girls-education-could-be-a-catalyst-for-africas-transformation/
July 15, 2025
Girls’ education could be a catalyst for Africa’s transformation

By Raby S. Diallo and Stéphanie Manguele

https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/31/it-was-the-cow-that-built-your-school-mama-annas-grassroots-revolution-on-mount-meru-tanzania/
July 15, 2025
‘It was the cow that built your school’: Mama Anna’s grassroots revolution on Mount Meru, Tanzania

High on the slopes of Mount Meru, in Tanzania’s

https://globalvoices.org/2025/06/03/the-story-of-maria-da-penha-the-woman-whose-name-was-given-to-brazils-domestic-violence-law/
July 15, 2025
The story of Maria da Penha, the woman whose name was given to Brazil's domestic violence law
placng.org/i/engagement-on-womens-political-representation-underscores-need-for-reform/
July 15, 2025
Engagement on Women’s Political Representation Underscores Need for Reform

On Thursday, 10th July 2025, the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and with support from the European Union in Nigeria, hosted a Legislative Dinner on advancing wo

https://syriacpress.com/blog/2025/07/14/global-syriac-womens-conference-unites-voices-for-justice-equality-and-representation/
July 15, 2025
Global Syriac Women’s conference unites voices for justice, equality, and representation

GIESSEN, Germany / BETH NAHRIN — On the sidelines of the Syriac Women’s Conference held last Saturday simultaneously in Beth Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria; Ankawa, Kurdist