Fathers get one-eighth of the paid parental leave of mothers – and everyone pays the price
The “parenthood gap” hurts not just mothers, but children and fathers as well, a policy brief by UN Women and the World Bank Group finds. ...
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The Women, Peace, and Security agenda
More than 25 years ago, a coalition of women, peace activists, governments and United Nations representatives broke new ground at the United Nation’s Security Council. ...
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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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Stronger together: How care workers in Georgia are organising for their rights
What began as small gatherings in public parks has grown into a movement of care and domestic workers supporting one another, advocating for their labour ...
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UN Women statement for the International Day of Rural Women 2026
Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature The theme of this year’s International Day of Rural Women, “Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature,” honours ...
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Gender-responsive climate and environmental action
Towards achieving gender equality and a safer, healthier, more sustainable planet for all. Members of Maliya Irrigation Scheme stand tall in their tomato field in ...
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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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UN Women statement for the International Day of the Girl 2026
Every girl should grow up free to imagine and shape her own future – to choose what she learns, what dreams she pursues, and who ...
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The scale of destruction and suffering after three years of war in Gaza can be measured in the lives of women and girls
Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the ...
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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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Media fact sheet: Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in three years of war – one in 21 Gazan women and girls
[Also available in Arabic] Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. UN Women estimates that nearly 50,000 ...
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UN Women Australia Asks: ‘How Much Longer?’ as Gender Equality Slips Further Out of Reach
New UN Women data shows not a single gender equality target is on track to be met by 2030, with funding at its lowest level ...
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Middle East escalation could leave 11.7 million more women and girls facing food insecurity by end-2026
Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women ...
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Middle East escalation threatens food security for an additional 11.7 million women and girls by the end of 2026
Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, to whom quoted text may be attributed, at the press briefing at the Palais des Nations ...
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For rural women in Liberia, digital and economic empowerment go hand-in-hand
With the help of UN Women and the Orange Foundation, women like Ma Nowai Kaine are gaining the necessary skills – and confidence – to ...
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We need better care policies. But where do we start?
Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of ...
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