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May 8, 2025
The Only Female Minister in Syria’s New Government Wants to ‘Get Things Done’

Hind Kabawat, the only female minister in Syria’s new government, in her house, in Bab Touma, a majority Christian neighborhood of Damascus. Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria’s next generation.

timesofindia
May 8, 2025
Income and gender disparities in India still significant, says UNDP

NEW DELHI: India moved up three places to be ranked 130th among 193 countries in the Human Development Index rankings for 2023 due to progress made in improving life expectancy through health sector initiatives, and sustained improvements in key dimensions of human deve

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