Expert’s take: Gender equality is critical for Afghanistan’s future, long-term development, and sustained peace
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul and took the city, and we knew from that moment that life for women and girls in ...
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“I am unrecognisable, even to myself!”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tarango women’s shelter in Bangladesh has provided coordinated services for women and girls to help them recover from violence and ...
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From where I stand: “I wanted my daughters to know who makes the decisions at home”
Maleka Begum* from Cumilla, Bangladesh, stood up to her abusive spouse to break free from a life of violence. With support from UN Women, she is ...
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Young women entrepreneurs from Moldova support the local market with healthy lifestyle-promoting businesses
Two young women entrepreneurs from the Republic of Moldova, Nadejda Hadjivu and Victoria Sobol, managed to start their businesses, promoting local, healthy products, during the ...
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I am Generation Equality: Souhaila Nassar, changing the image of refugees
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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Involved fathers mean happier families
“When I was growing up, my father would say, ‘I am the man in the house and as I say, so be it.’” Dumitru Dunas, a ...
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Women-managed community kitchens support vulnerable women in Nepal
More than 41 per cent of women lost their jobs during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal. These women-managed community kitchens are helping families get back ...
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I am Generation Equality: Captain Zoya Sapra Aggarwal, pilot and gender equality advocate
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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How women migrants in Thailand are stopping trafficking and gender-based violence in their communities
Migration can be a life-changing experience, but migrant workers are especially vulnerable to human trafficking and gender-based violence. San May Khine, a social worker in ...
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Women in sport are changing the game
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kick-off on 23 July 2021, almost 49 per cent of participating athletes will be women, making it the most gender-balanced Games in ...
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I am Generation Equality: Louise Mabulo, Philippine chef, farmer and activist
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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I am Generation Equality: Gaiotree Roy, karate and self-defence trainer
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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From where I stand: “Women can work and share household responsibilities to provide a better life for their families”
Fatma Mohammad Rahil, 33 and mother of five, joined the UN Women’s Oasis centre in the Azraq refugee camp to be able support her family ...
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In the words of Minara: “I am more confident and determined to serve my community”
Minara is a Rohingya refugee and survivor who fled the conflict in Myanmar in August 2017. Since arriving in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, she has joined ...
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I am Generation Equality: Martha Clara Nakato, advocate for bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health rights in Uganda
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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I am Generation Equality: Navya Naveli Nanda, Indian health tech entrepreneur and gender equality activist
Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilise, and take big ...
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