Care work keeps the world running
Everyone needs care, gives and receives care. Care work – paid and unpaid – keeps the world running. From the moment we wake up to ...
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How war impacts women and girls: A simple explainer on gender and conflict
War is becoming more dangerous and more deadly for women and girls. Around the world, conflicts are becoming longer and more brutal. Homes, schools, hospitals, ...
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Facts and figures: Women, peace, and security
In the 26 years since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted resolution 1325 – what’s known as the Women, Peace and Security agenda – evidence of women’s vital role ...
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War is becoming more dangerous for women. Their leadership is key to peace.
The ways in which wars are being fought – from the use of sexual violence to weaponised technologies – are making conflict even more deadly ...
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Sudan war: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian and protection crisis for women and girls
More than three years of war in Sudan has created the world’s most severe humanitarian and protection crisis for women and girls. Widespread killings, mass displacement, and ...
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Women farmers and gender equality: Why closing the gender gap matters
Women farmers are essential to food security, nutrition, and climate resilience. Learn why gender equality is a requirement – not an afterthought – for more ...
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How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and ...
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Glossary: The manosphere
Online violence is real violence. The manosphere – an umbrella term for communities that promote harmful definitions of masculinity – serves as its nursery. As UN Women, ...
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In Focus: 81st Session of the UN General Assembly
Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous addresses the General Assembly at UNGA80, 22 September 2025. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown The 81st session of the United ...
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The women’s leadership gap that we should all be talking about
Women make up half the population but hold just a fraction of decision-making power. It’s not for lack of leadership skills – but because of ...
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How Sudanese women uplift one another – and their communities – amid war
Two young Sudanese peacebuilders speak to UN Women about what it has been like to live through conflict – and to help shape the country’s ...
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Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that women are underrepresented at ...
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FAQs: What it’s like to be a woman in Afghanistan today
What is life like for women and girls in Afghanistan right now? Explore the data, and learn what the world must do to stand with ...
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The community godmothers protecting women against violence in Senegal
The “Badienou Gokh” open their homes to women and girls experiencing abuse – and step into the spaces where formal systems don’t reach. In Tambacounda, ...
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Extreme heat and the unequal consequences of the climate crisis
Women and girls are at higher risk from rising temperatures than men and boys – not just because of differences in biology, but because of ...
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Kathmandu is a caring city – here’s what that means for women
Transforming care through policy, services, urban infrastructure, and shared responsibility in Kathmandu, Nepal UN Women’s TransformCare Global Initiative enables a large-scale, long-term, multi-partner response to ...
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