For Josie Christodoulou, gender equality is not a single policy challenge to be solved in isolation, nor a slogan to be repeated. It is a question of how societies are organised, how power is ...

Gender Equality as a human right and a development goal is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights and in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Over the past several decades, ...

Much is said about Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) publics opposing gender equality, often referring to patriarchal Islam. However, nuanced large-scale studies addressing which specific ...

Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom addresses the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security, on October 27, 2017. Ryan Brown/UN Women A new report by Jamille Bigio and ...

Contents of religious texts, though mostly very old now, still shape communities and behaviors the world over. Some are of the view that as mostly men were in the forefront during the formative years ...

Across 25 years, nine Congresses, and more than 10 versions of the SOGIE Equality Bill, we have yet to see it passed into law ...

How can we amplify youth engagement and foster cross-border learning on gender equality to tackle tomorrow’s challenges on ...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon . Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has underscored the crucial role of men ...

HelpAge's Gender Policy Adviser, Tanvi Patel, shares her vision for strengthening gender equality for older women across our work. Gender equality is pivotal for achieving HelpAge’s mission, as it ...