World News | India Showcases Gender Equality Progress at UNHRC-58 Side Event

Geneva [Switzerland] April 2 (ANI): The Rajasthan Samagra Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS India) made a significant impact during the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC-58) with its side event entitled "Breaking Barriers: Advancing …

Foundation pushes for gender equality, property rights for Igbo women

A group, Obele Women Empowerment Foundation has advocated for gender equality, insisting that the girl children also have the right to inherit property in Igboland. The founder of the group, Amara Oyeka stated this during the official launch of the …

Gender equality in the Pacific: UN CEDAW committee to meet in Fiji

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) will hold its first regional technical cooperation session in Fiji from 07 to 11 April, during which it will engage in exchanges with three States parties: Fiji, Solomon …

Nestlé Vietnam aims to promote gender equality and support Vietnamese women

Nestlé Vietnam aims to promote gender equality and support Vietnamese women Binu Jacob, General Director of Nestlé Vietnam was awarded with the 'For the Development of Vietnamese Women' medal, recognising Nestlé's significant contributions to …

Revoking residency permits, new gender equality minister, Thunberg in fossil fuels bank protest, Astrid Lindgren prize

Northvolt job losses, gender equality minister quits, Ukraine arms package, Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey, ...

Latvia might introduce gender equality criteria in some companies

The new draft law is intended to apply to capital companies whose shares are listed on a regulated market and meet a number of criteria: the company's registered office will have been located in Latvia for two reporting years; an average number of …

Forget UCC, amending the Special Marriage Act can do more for gender justice

The Gujarat government has formed a committee headed by Justice Ranjana Desai to draft a Uniform Civil Code for the state. Earlier, Uttarakhand became the first state in India to adopt the UCC. To say that UCC is a contentious matter is an understatement. …

Gender in economic sphere: Some key issues for developing countries

The issue of FLFPR has to be understood in terms of the availability, or not, of employment that gives visibility, dignity and fair remuneration for women   This year marks 30 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) of the UN’s …

Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Costa Rica Begins at Home

2025 began with a worrying number of femicides in Costa Rica, a reality of gender-based violence that forces us to look beyond the headlines and ask ourselves: at what point did society allow this to happen? Violence against women doesn’t emerge overnight. …