June 2012, No. 1 & 2 Vol. XLIX, The Future We Want? Championed by a wide range of stakeholders from civil society and the Women's Major Group, to Governments and United Nations agencies, the Rio+20 ...

This is a guest post by Ashley Harden, research associate in CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy Program. She examines efforts to integrate gender concerns into development programs, arguing that the ...

Transformative change toward gender equality requires a concerted effort. This involves further investments, further changes in law and policies, further interventions to shift social and gender norms ...

Through its Women in Science (WiS) Initiative, UNESCO is committed to serving as a continental coordination platform that transforms fragmented national pilots into a coherent, digitally monitored, ...

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.

Last week Australia released its new international development policy. With Australia situated in a mostly developing neighborhood, the policy is one of the central arms of its regional foreign policy ...

Water is essential for life but access to it is far from equal. Women and girls shoulder most water-related responsibilities at home, yet face the greatest barriers to safe drinking water, sanitation, ...

Japanese maritime academic and former seafarer Professor Momoko Kitada has been awarded the International Maritime Organization’s Gender Equality Award 2026.

President Ramchandra Paudel has stated that recognizing women’s capability, creativity, and leadership as key pillars of nation-building is essential for achi ...

Stakeholders in Nigeria's public and private sectors have underscored the importance of gender inclusion as a critical driver of economic growth, competitiveness, and sustainable development, as the ...

Did you know that 2022 marks 10 years since the publication of the World Bank Group’s World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development? Over the last decade, progress has been achieved ...