New Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – UN Women data show women remain far from equal political power, holding just 22.4 per cent of cabinet posts and 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide. New York – Across the world, women remain vastly under-represented in political leadership, with the most powerful decisions still overwhelmingly made by men. In […]
From 9 to 19 March 2026, the international community will gather at the United Nations in New York for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) to address a major imperative: ‘Ensuring and enhancing access to justice for all women and girls’. In this context, the Women in Law and […]
The UN chief on Tuesday applauded civil society groups for “shaking the foundations of privilege” in a male-dominated world, addressing a range of questions during a townhall meeting on the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at UN Headquarters. “You are foundation-shakers,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual […]
A Nobel laureate who survived an assassination attempt, a Hollywood actor turned UN advocate and a young Afghan musician whose voice defied repression took the stage at the United Nations on International Women’s Day, delivering a powerful message: justice for women and girls cannot wait. The event blended reflection, celebration and urgency, highlighting both the […]
Access to justice for women and girls dominated the agenda on Monday March 9, 2026 as the Commission on the Status of Women opened its 70th session at UN Headquarters in New York. Government officials, civil society representatives and UN leaders called for renewed efforts to dismantle the discrimination and legal obstacles that continue to […]
Women have never been closer to equality and never closer to losing it, according to UN Women ahead of the start of the world’s largest gender equality gathering. While this year’s International Women’s Day, marked annually on 8 March, focuses on justice, the systems meant to protect women and girls are failing, with millions exposed to […]
Women held 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide as the year began –a 0.3 per cent increase from 2025, marking the slowest growth in nearly a decade, according to a new report from the UN-backed Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The report titled Women in parliament 2025 released ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, also found that […]
As an increase in conflicts leads to a significant spike in gender-based violence, women across the world face a “justice gap” with discriminatory laws reported in most countries, according to a report from gender equality agency UN Women, released on Wednesday March, 4th 2026. “As the world navigates democratic backsliding, rising conflicts, economic pressures and […]
In 2015, all 54 African countries committed to raising education spending to at least 4 to 6 percent of GDP and/or 15 to 20 percent of total public expenditure, in line with international pledges tied to the Sustainable Development Goals. Most, however, have fallen short of that target, even as education emerges as one of […]
Women entrepreneurs must be recognized as the architects of economic change and not the beneficiaries. That was the central message of the Manama Declaration, issued at the close of the World Entrepreneurs and Investment Forum (WEIF) held this week in Bahrain. The declaration places women at the heart of economic transformation, underscoring that empowering them within business and […]
