"We are working to make sure that when women have these jobs that they ... can continue to succeed and promote economic ...

It shows that at the current rate of progress, the achievement of all gender equality and women’s empowerment targets may take decades – even centuries – to materialize. “I cannot accept a ...

In recent years, we have heard various alarming estimates about how long it will take to achieve gender equality. According to UN Women’s most recent report, at the current rate of progress ...

United Nations (UN) member states agreed to a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ...

On Wednesday March 13, Nancy Pelosi introduced the so-called Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law.

Supporters say it is needed to protect against discrimination. Opponents argue the timetable to have it become part of the ...

In 1992, as the Supreme Court affirmed a right to abortion, the majority famously held that “the ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been ...

Are the 2024 Paris Olympics gender equal? That depends how you measure it Experts say that while the IOC has made substantial progress in leveling the playing field for women in its decadeslong ...