Time for Equality

In 1979 the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which defines what constitutes discrimination against women. Applying the Convention as…

You may not have heard of the "third billion," but you may one day feel their impact. The third billion is a term used to describe the billion women, mostly…

In view of the EP elections of May 2014, the European Women’s Lobby calls on all Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to work towards making meaningful changes aimed at…

UN Women, in collaboration with the UN System Staff College, today launched a call for experts to sign up to its new UN Women Expert and Trainer Roster initiative, an…

The Gender Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) is a 17-country study that measures and ranks conditions for high potential female entrepreneurship development in 17 countries, identifying strengths and weaknesses of…