Together with refugees, we build a safer and more vibrant world
20 June is World Refugee Day and this year’s theme is about the power of inclusion – “Together we heal, learn and shine”. Every two seconds, someone is forced to […]
Ecobank Ghana pledges support for women in agriculture
Ecobank Ghana Limited says it is set to extend financial support with relatively low interest rates to women in the agricultural sector. The bank is ready to register these women […]
Statement: Set women at the heart of recovery decisions and processes
Statement by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on the outcome of the summit of G7 nations. Date: Monday, June 14, 2021 The […]
World leaders must put women at centre of COVID-19 recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the economic gender divide around the world. As G7 leaders meet this week, they must address efforts to increase gender equality to boost global economic […]
How Leaders Can Do More To Keep Women In Technology
The Covid-19 pandemic brought into full view what has been broken for women in corporate America for a very long time. It also afforded business leaders an opportunity to have […]
Gender equality in poorest nations hinges on post-pandemic policy choices
As policymakers in least developed countries address COVID-19’s social and economic consequences, they must ensure recovery efforts are gender responsive. Although the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita have […]
Why investing in women is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Last year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded its worst economic performance in decades. With the pandemic far from over, the region’s recovery is slow, fragile and highly uneven both across and […]
AU priorities on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Agenda 2063
Africa has noted that despite positive achievements registered recently in decision-making, women, as the largest proportion of our population; remain vulnerable, at-risk and impoverished due to the challenges caused by […]
History: ‘Unruly’ African women who made their mark on the continent
From the 1930s onwards, several African women who were ahead of their time made their mark in a fiercely male-dominated society. In her remarkable essay, Géraldine Faladé Touadé revives the […]
AU priorities on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Agenda 2063
Africa has noted that despite positive achievements registered recently in decision-making, women, as the largest proportion of our population; remain vulnerable, at-risk and impoverished due to the challenges caused by […]