Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 54
5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment
- UN News
At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030, according to UN Women. As the world celebrates International Women’s Dayon 8 March by investing in women, we look at what needs to be done to improve the economic situation of women around the world.
Women at the UN: Everything you need to know about #CSW68
- UN News
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face all around the world.
New Attempts to Reduce Gender Inequality in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 06 (IPS) - This article is part of IPS' coverage of International Women's Day, March 8.Brazil is beginning to test the effectiveness of a gender pay equality law passed in July 2023, a new attempt to reduce inequality for women in the world of work.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - Spare Us the Token Flowers: International Women’s Day is a Call to Action
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Mar 06 (IPS) - Marking International Women’s Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it a cornerstone for gender justice.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - Stop Racially-Biased Attention when Dealing with Sexual Harassment of Women of Color
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 06 (IPS) - Recently “Days of Our Lives” star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the long-running daytime show.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - In a Fearless Gesture, Woman Police Officer Averts Mob Lynching
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Mar 06 (IPS) - Since the start of the year, there has been very little to celebrate for Pakistanis. Disrupted social media, escalating electricity, fuel, and food prices, and newly-held elections mired in controversy. But then, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi, did something that brightened the days of despair.
Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president
- UN News
In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the eighth President of the General Assembly, the first woman ever elected to the role. Ahead of International Women’s Day, marked on 8 March, we look back at the huge impact this pioneer for gender equality and non-discrimination had on the international stage.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - Investing in Women is More than just Good Economics, it’s Crucial to a Sustainable Society
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 05 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.Ponny Lim runs a thriving aquaculture enterprise in Cambodia, growing her business with the support of a United Nations programme that guarantees loans to women entrepreneurs who are beyond microfinance but not yet ready for corporate finance.
International Women’s Day, 2024 - International Women’s Day/International Life Day
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.One of the most fascinating aspects of International Women’s Day is an odd subtext. That this is all about and (only) for women. Really? Since when are the realities of one part of humanity – the part that gives birth to the rest by the way – only relevant to that one part?
Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation
- UN News
Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) reported on Tuesday.
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