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The 2024 election is expected to be an important milestone for increasing women's representation in parliament, according to Minister of Women's ...

Opening statement of UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the second regular session of the Executive Board, held in UN Headquarters, 12 September 2023.

Last Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated 45 ministers into his cabinet and as part of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). But gender and women advocates have continued to express disappointment at the composition of the cabinet...

Zimbabwe has ratified various international conventions and declarations on gender equality in its effort to create an enabling environment for the attainment o...

Section 52 of the constitution says every citizen has a right to personal security and bodily integrity, while Section 78 is on marriage rights.

Gender Equality (GE) and Women Empowerment (WE) are strategies for reducing poverty levels, social injustices among women and men, improving health...

Maputo, June 8, 2023 (ECA) - Mozambique is making significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by prioritizing gender data collection.

Logistical bottlenecks and hurdles exist even if marriage as an institution is revamped in India. And social acceptance is going to be a challenge regardless of Supreme Court’s judgment

PETALING JAYA: When women make up about half of the Malaysian population, there should be more women in Parliament as lawmakers to promote gender equality, say activists and rights groups.

The United Nations and the European Union join hands to strong-arm countries into advancing revolutionary social goals.