Although inequalities persist, over recent decades, substantial progress has been made towards achieving gender equality. In the EU this progress is due to legislation, the integration of gender ...

Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and Co-Chair of the WBG Jobs Council, delivers remarks alongside Makhtar Diop, IFC Managing Director. “We don't want any gift. We just want to have the ...

Previous research has asserted that women and men in gender-equal countries differ more in their preferences than women and men in less equal countries, for example, by making more traditional ...

Nonexistent body diversity on the catwalk. Stay-at-home girlfriends painting a life of financial dependence as aspirational. A 21-year-old actress being told she looks “old” in the media. The vibe ...

Last week, reports emerged that the G7 leaders meeting in Italy were grappling with issues related to gender parity, including the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right. Unlike last year, ...

These are arguably the most feminist and female-friendly countries on earth, where gender equality is at its highest and women can rest assured their rights and protections are top priority.

In his first major move as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney eliminated roughly a third of all cabinet positions, including the crucially important Minister of Women and Gender Equality. This ...

Gone are the days when companies focused solely on maximizing share value and investors focused mostly on returns. These days, companies understand the need to provide value to all stakeholders, and ...

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing the bulk of unpaid work in the home, new research shows. Subscribe to our ...

Despite making up nearly half of the country’s population, most women in Nigeria are still excluded from political decision-making, economic opportunities and social privileges. TOBA AGBOOLA reports.

THE Zanzibar Judiciary has reiterated its commitment to strengthening gender equality within the justice delivery system as part of ongoing institutional reforms aimed at ensuring equal access to ...