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Thousands protest gender equality proposals in Bangladesh
May 6, 2025
Thousands protest gender equality proposals in Bangladesh

Thousands of members of an Islamist group protested proposed gender equality reforms in Bangladesh over the weekend.

AMU
May 5, 2025
Women activists urge inclusion in UN political plan for Afghanistan

Women’s rights activists are calling for a new United Nations roadmap for Afghanistan to result in a political structure that includes non-Taliban figures, particularly women, in leadership and decision-making roles.

UNDP
May 5, 2025
We Were Afraid to Break the Barriers Holding Women Back: How Three Women Defied Tradition to Build a Thriving Business
SC Now
May 5, 2025
Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high

Opinion: Feminist foreign policy in the digital age

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April 24, 2025

Opinion: Feminist foreign policy in the digital age

Last month, representatives from UN Women and Zenobia, a civil society organization, spoke at the launch of France’s feminist foreign policy strategy by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, highlighting the need for a feminist approach to global pea

Last month, representatives from UN Women and Zenobia, a civil society organization, spoke at the launch of France’s feminist foreign policy strategy by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, highlighting the need for a feminist approach to global pea

Challenging institutional gatekeeping for gender equality: a conversation with Jennifer Piscopo, Professor of Gender and Politics and Director of the Gender Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London

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April 23, 2025

Challenging institutional gatekeeping for gender equality: a conversation with Jennifer Piscopo, Professor of Gender and Politics and Director of the Gender Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/558871/why-special-measures-to-boost-fijian-women-s-political-representation-remain-a-distant-goal
April 23, 2025
Why special measures to boost Fijian women's political representation remain a distant goal

Despite calls from women's groups urging the government to implement policies to address the underrepresentation of women in politics, the introduction of temporary special measures (TSM) to increase women's political representation in Fiji is remains a distant goal.