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‘Women’s rights are under attack’: UN marks 25 years since Beijing declaration

One by one, leaders and ministers from over 100 nations admitted Thursday that 25 years after the adoption of a road map to achieve equality…

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Thailand: More than 100 companies pledge to strengthen women’s economic empowerment

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Women must be kept safe online to meet global gender goals, activist says

Governments must do more to keep women safe online in order to meet global goals on gender inequality, a British Nigerian activist has warned, as…

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Lebanon: Working on the ground to meet basic needs of Beirut’s women and girls

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Equality in the boardroom? Only 8 out of 100 CEOs are female

Equality at work has advanced over the past few decades, but it seems that the boardroom is not one of these areas. Very few women…

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25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’

Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency…

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U.S. marks 100 years since women given right to vote

The United States marked the centennial of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote on Wednesday with celebrations of the “historic victory”…

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‘Women in White’ from Belarus protest globally for peace and new vote

Dressed in white and carrying flowers, Belarusian women have taken to the streets in an unprecedented show of female solidarity to call for President Alexander…

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Egypt approves law to protect identities of women reporting sex abuse

Egypt approved a new law on Sunday to protect the identity of women who come forward to report sexual harassment or assault in a move…

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U.S. firms urged to set targets to get Black women in top jobs

U.S. business leaders should set targets for recruiting and promoting Black women to tackle a persistent dearth of them in top jobs, a women’s equality…

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