Japan placed 118th among 146 countries in terms of gender equality in 2024, an improvement from the previous year’s rank of 125th but still the lowest among Group of Seven nations. The World ...
The Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) has one guiding purpose: to support national, women-led civil society organizations in achieving women’s economic and political empowerment and the Sustainable ...
Every year the United Nations agencies U.N. Women and U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs track progress toward global gender equality—one of the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development ...
Women in Europe face many obstacles and inequities in their working lives. Nevertheless, the situation in regards to economic inequality between the sexes has drastically improved in Europe over ...
While apparent sexism exists, more subtle presumptions women encounter in everyday life truly impede the progress of gender equality in the country. For example, the very common, yet imprudent use ...
Sweden has long been a pioneering promoter of gender equality. The overarching Swedish principle is that everyone, regardless of gender, has the right to work and support themselves, to balance career ...
The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) wrapped up its project promoting gender equality in the Bhutanese film industry ... enabling them to amplify women’s contributions to Bhutan’s cinematic landscape.
UN Women’s new flagship report uncovers significant gaps for women’s empowerment and puts forth a robust agenda to shift gears. It spotlights inequalities and challenges faced by women and identifies ...