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WEBUN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.
What does gender equality look like today? - UN Women
WEBOct 6, 2021 · A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and increased burdens of unpaid care work. Women’s health services, poorly funded even before the pandemic, faced ...
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
WEBSep 21, 2023 · The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years, and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) are now available for at least 161 countries. Please visit our research and data page to better understand how data are crucial to UN Women’s work on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation
WEB2 days ago · Data compiled data by UN Women show that women represent 23.3 per cent of Cabinet members heading Ministries, leading a policy area as of 1 January 2024 [4]. There are only 15 countries in which women hold 50 per cent or more of the positions of Cabinet Ministers leading policy areas [5]. The five most commonly held portfolios by women Cabinet ...
Take action: 10 ways you can help end violence against women
WEBDec 7, 2023 · Here are ten ways you can make a difference, safely and effectively. The article includes links to useful resources and helplines should you be worried about a woman or girl's safety. 1. Listen to and believe survivors. When a woman shares her story of violence, she takes the first step to breaking the cycle of abuse.
Facts and figures: Economic empowerment - UN Women
WEBWomen are less likely to be entrepreneurs and face more disadvantages starting businesses. In 2022 women’s start-up activity in 2022 was 10.1 per cent, or 80 per cent of the rate of men at 12.6 per cent. However, the established business rate for women was 5.5 per cent, or 68 per cent of the rate of men at 8.1 per cent.
Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021
WEBDec 22, 2021 · As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights from the past 12 months. From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women in the highest political offices to eliminating gender stereotypes in advertising, join us in celebrating some ...
Five ways to build gender equality and sustainability
WEBOver the last few decades, 55 per cent of the improvement in food security in developing countries has been driven by programmes promoting women’s empowerment. The Food and Agriculture Organization projects that if women farmers had equal access to productive resources, their farm yields would increase by 20 to 30 per cent. This could provide enough food to keep 100 to 150 million people ...
Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now
WEBJul 1, 2020 · Intersectional feminism centres the voices of those experiencing overlapping, concurrent forms of oppression in order to understand the depths of the inequalities and the relationships among them in any given context. Valdecir Nascimento. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown. In Brazil, Valdecir Nascimento, a prominent women’s …
Five essential facts to know about femicide - UN Women
WEBNov 22, 2023 · Gender-related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls. Defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, femicide may be driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, unequal power relations between women and men, or harmful social norms. Despite decades of activism from ...