UN Women leads several initiatives that aim to prevent femicide and gender-based violence in Kenya, for example by providing specialized training for police personnel. In such programmes, officers are ...

1. Flexible working is non-negotiable for gender equality For many women, the workday isn't just a 9-to-5 shift. Most work a full day, some entirely unpaid, and then turn to household and childcare ...

The number of people in need of gender-based violence related services has increased by 100 percent since the beginning of the crisis, up to 6.7 million by December 2023, and this figure is estimated ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

On International Women’s Day, UNDP and UN Women launched the Gender Justice Platform to leverage their partnership on gender justice. Since 2020, UN Women and UNDP have joined together to enable ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...

In most countries, women in rural areas who work for wages are more likely than men to hold seasonal, part-time and low-wage jobs. Women also receive lower wages for the same work. (Source: FAO, 2011.

This publication delves into the lessons learned through UN Women’s Second Chance Education (SCE) Programme’s online learning initiatives in the six countries in which SCE was piloted: Australia, ...

In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework to discuss two interrelated realms: backsliding on gender equality policies and the emerging political space for feminist responses to this backsliding ...

Urban spaces are not always safe for them, constraining their right to move about freely. They may face discrimination in employment or property ownership, and in services. A woman who cannot access ...

In recent years, we have advanced progressively in the development of a conceptual and methodological basis for improving the processes of programme and project evaluation. This Guide has been ...

Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Explainer: How to talk to kids about gender equality and stereotypes Press release: USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking ...