Mar 12 Twitter chat: What are the barriers to global gender equality? By Nora Daly On March 9th, 20 years after the Beijing Declaration was adopted, the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women will convene for its 59th session. This two-week-long session will be dedicated to evaluating the progress that has been made towards… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 5:20 Can we achieve global gender equality by 2030? By PBS News Hour Twenty years since the UN announced a major effort to reduce global gender inequality, women and girls today are far from getting equal treatment and participation in society, while violence against females is commonplace. Lakshmi Puri of UN Women joins… Continue watching
Mar 07 German parliament passes gender quota for corporate boards By Daniel Costa-Roberts Major German companies will soon be required to make sure 30 percent of their supervisory board seats are filled by women. The quota is part of a new law, approved Friday by Germany’s parliament, intended to improve women’s representation on… Continue reading
Feb 20 How a bad commute is worse for women than men By Meghan Walsh, OZY Women feel the psychological impact of commuting four times as strongly as men. The effect can limit their job prospects, research finds. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch The Fight for Equality at Wimbledon, in the Locker Room "Venus Vs." and "Let Them Wear Towels" examine equality at Wimbledon, in the locker room. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Gloria Steinem: Women Can’t ‘Have It All’ Until There’s Equality Gloria Steinem: Women Can't 'Have It All' Until There's Equality… Continue watching