Women and girls continue to face discrimination, gender stereotypes and societal biases dictating their place in society, their roles and their responsibilities.

Equality is not merely a political and ethical issue, but it also serves to guarantee the effectiveness of development policies. Strengthening the rights of women and girls helps all of society move ...

A recent report titled Gender 2024, jointly prepared by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, reveals that progress towards gender equality—Goal 5 of the ...

Malaysia and Asean are on track to achieve the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. But we are still being held back by our underperformance in gender equality and the environment, say ...

United Nations (UN) member states agreed to a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ...

"It will create significant unfairness for our members, particularly in relation to the proposed application of the targets ...

GENEVA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China plays a critical role in promoting gender equality on a global scale, with women being a key catalyst for economic empowerment, said the founder of the leading ...

Our work towards gender equality and gender equity at the university, and more broadly, must be intentional and ongoing. There are few Canadian studies on the surgical experiences of people who ...