In the UN Decade for Action on Gender Equality, people around the world have pledged to move from rhetoric to action and to work together to drive lasting change, starting now. Through the 2021 Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and France, world leaders and partners committed to eliminating gender inequalities and to financing and implementing […]
Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, has revealed a growing worldwide disparity in maths skills between girls and boys. The report raises the alarm on how issues of sexism and gender stereotypes have undercut the potential of girls in the classroom. […]
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday 20th September 2022 have highlighted how women’s full and effective participation and decision-making are crucial to addressing global priorities. The newly established UNGA Platform of Women Leaders held an event where they discussed global […]
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”. “I regard myself as a lifelong student…Without education, where would I be? Where would any of us be?”, he asked those gathered in the iconic Generally […]
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and get back on track to building a better world that “leaves no one behind”. The 2022 SDG Moment, which places an annual spotlight on […]
On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Sunday 18 th september 2022, International Equal Pay Day. While individual characteristics such as education, working time, occupational segregation, skills, or experience explain part of the gender pay gap, ILO says that a large part […]
Just a few hours before the start of the crucial Transforming Education Summit, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday 16th September, warned that globally, only a third of 10-year-olds are estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story. This shocking statistic represents a 50 per cent decrease from pre-pandemic estimates. “Under resourced schools, underpaid […]
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress continues, according to a report published on Wednesday 7th september 2022 by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The study reveals how gender disparities […]
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some 244 million children out of the classroom, according to data published on Thursday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the most children […]
By Eva Sibanda Kitgum District, Uganda — Under the Spotlight Initiative, UN Women and the Uganda Police Force engage male vendors on ending violence against women and girls as part of a 16 Days of Activism police caravan activity. “As a male champion, I strive for gender inclusiveness and making gender parity a priority,” says […]
