The panchayat was formed through a formal voting process in which girls aged 11 to 21 years actively participated and were elected to various posts.

Included in the signature solutions is gender equality, confronting the structural obstacles to gender equality and strengthening women’s economic empowerment and leadership. In a conflict situation ...

In line with the new SDG 2030 Agenda, UNDP CO North Macedonia is placing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the center of its work in order to ensure that commitments on gender equality ...

Employers with over 500 employees will soon be required to set and make progress on three gender equality targets under newly passed amendments to the Workplace Gender Equality Act (WGEA) 2012. The ...

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 ...

Women and girls often face obstacles that make it impossible for them to lead the lives they dream of. Our gender equality programs focus on removing those obstacles by expanding access to good health ...

Business leaders across the globe agree that gender equality is a business priority. To date, more than 3,000 top executives have committed to the Women’s Empowerment Principles, recognizing that ...

Commonwealth public sector employers have until September 2026 to commit to gender equality targets in their workplaces after Parliament passed law changes. The changes apply to employers with more ...

Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies. Support for female equality is going backwards ...

The digital gender gap continues expanding in many developing countries, creating a specific need to support digital gender equality. Globally, in 2022, 62% of men are using the Internet, compared ...

Exploring the history of gender equity at the Olympics and where things stand today When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. A century ...

The Minister of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering women and achieving gender equality in Malawi. Speaking at a ...