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International Women’s Day Press release: UN Women data reveals women’s leadership is far from equal and under threat by the pandemic; sharpens imperative for the 2021 Generation Equality Forum Activists, celebrities and world leaders around the world commemorate International Women’s Day Date: Monday, March 8, 2021 (New York, 8 March) – UN Women is intensifying its preparations for the 2021 Generation Equality Forum amidst a back-drop that shows women’s rights and leadership are under threat, and even more exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Share New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ addressed the Webinar on Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world, organized today on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The Webinar was conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in association with Ministry of Education. Shri Sanjay Dhotre, MoS, Education, Secretary Higher Education Shri Amit Khare, Secretary School Education and Literacy Smt. Anita Karwal, Prof. D P Singh, Chairman, UGC, Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC, senior officials of the Ministry were also ...

In her remarks at the United Nations commemoration of International Women's Day, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said: "we stand at a crossroads as we ponder the recovery from a pandemic that has had a disproportionate impact on women and girls. We also face the challenge of the underrepresentation of women in key institutions, some of which will be responsible for the recovery".

Mar 8, 2021 Not only is March Women’s History Month, today (March 8th) is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s achievements around the world. Things will look a little different this year as the events will be happening online rather than in person, but that just means there are more for you to take part in. These are some of the virtual events celebrating International Women’s Day that you can enjoy safely from the comfort of home. United Nations’ Observance of International Women’s Day- Their theme for this year’s event is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an ...

COUNTERPOINT By Femi Akintunde-Johnson This piece was inspired by my mother…a woman whose mastery of the English Language was no more than adequate to communicate with her diverse customers at her petty-trading shop in Iponri, Lagos. My mother was tough, hardworking, thrifty and distrustful of haughty, loudmouthed smooth talkers. She would not condone my truancy or flippancy, and was not afraid to tell any of her children off if they were in the wrong – even in their individual matrimonial homes. Aged and weakened by geriatric issues, my mother would nonetheless stun her grand children wi...