As part of its Global Priority Gender Equality, UNESCO publishes every two years a comprehensive report showcasing progress in advancing the rights of women and girls across its mandate. The new ...

With EU support, UNESCO is training women in heritage reconstruction, giving them the skills to restore damaged sites and ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

A new report by the African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed that African women have made significant strides towards gender equality in ...

The P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women has been a voice for gender equality on Prince Edward Island for five ...

H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz M. Alwasil is Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and Chair of the Bureau for the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of ...

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing ...

TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.

As UN Women marks its 15th anniversary this year, the world has seen important progress in gender equality that has changed the lives of women and girls across the globe. While this is cause for ...