UN Women at 15: Delivering power, driving rights and equality for all women and girls

Fifteen years ago, UN Women was created with a bold mission: to become the United Nation’s powerhouse for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Rooted in ...
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Intersectional feminism: What it means and why it matters right now

From climate disasters hitting hardest in the poorest communities, to a sharp rise in racism and discrimination, to the spread of online misogyny and anti-rights rhetoric – it’s ...
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How to counter the manosphere’s toxic influence

Misogynistic online content harms men and women alike. Explore practical actions to shrink its influence and promote digital gender equality. Everybody loses in a world ...
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What is the manosphere and why should we care?

Online misogyny is making its way into schoolyards, workplaces and intimate relationships. Learn more about where it comes from and how it spreads. With more ...
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UN Women Australia Leadership Network launches today to address gender gaps

SYDNEY, 13 May 2025 – UN Women Australia launched their pioneering Leadership Network today, bringing together influential leaders from across sectors to tackle persistent gender inequality ...
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New Levuka Market Officially Opens

Ovalau and Moturiki market vendors in Fiji’s Lomaiviti Province now have a safe and inclusive space to sell their produce with the official opening of ...
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Marriott International and UN Women Australia: Working together to Boost Economic Opportunities for Women in the Pacific

UN Women Australia, in partnership with Marriott International ANZP, and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), is driving fundraising efforts to support the Markets for ...
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Marriott International Partners with UN Women Australia in Mission to Advance Gender Equality in Australia and the Pacific

As part of the two-year partnership, Marriott will fundraise $120,000 toward UN Women’s Markets for Change Program, Fiji by 2026 Sydney – Marriott International (ANZP) ...
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HeForShe summit discusses gender bias in AI and how to encourage male feminist allies

The growth of artificial intelligence has shown the technology’s potential to create new ways of working, but also to exacerbate existing inequalities and stereotypes. At ...
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Press release: The world is failing girls and women, according to new UN report

New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. ...
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The 11 biggest hurdles for women’s equality by 2030

There are only seven years left for the world to fulfil the promises made to girls and women in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 – Game changer for gender equality

Did you watch the game? That is a question many people were asking in taxis and on the streets around the world. What they were ...
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Press release: UN Women Australia and i=Change partner to End Violence against Women in Papua New Guinea

UN Women Australia and i=Change have joined forces to better highlight some of the harmful issues facing women in Papua New Guinea, in a bid ...
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Football Unites the World

Press release: Gender Equality Placed on the Global Stage this FIFA Women’s World Cup

As the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 kicks off today, UN Women Australia and UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand are joining forces with FIFA to ...
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Press release: Less than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and high gender parity

New indices reveal globally women achieve only 60% of their full potential No country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of ...
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Digital skills help Turkish women maintain an income amid COVID-19

Despite stay-at-home measures and periodic lockdowns, Syrian and Turkish women are selling handcrafts and other products online, thanks to coding, computer literacy and Internet marketing ...
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