Generation Equality: Youth Champions For Change
Billions of people are standing up for what they believe in – an equal world for all. They come from all countries, ages, and represent diverse backgrounds. Together, they are Generation Equality. Join us by reading the perspectives of youth
Investing in India’s Women is Crucial to Full Recovery
UN Women share UN Women Representative for India, Susan Ferguson's "expert take," on why investing in the lives and livelihoods of India’s women is crucial to the nation’s full recovery. Thousands of Indians have been affected by the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
Fighting for Women’s Right To Participate in Peacebuilding in Libya
Laila Al-Fitori Badda is a PhD student in Zawia, northwestern Libya. She is the Director of the Pulse of Libya Organization, a women-led NGO working to promote children, youth and women’s rights and inclusion. Laila also represents her city in the
Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing with UN Women
For many people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and sex characteristics, acts of resistance, support, and healing are a way of life. A dream held fast, a fist raised in solidarity, a listening ear—these life-preserving acts, seen
Young Women Leaders in Malawi Build Back Better From COVID-19
Thelma Kaliu is a young feminist and an active member of the Young Feminist Network of Malawi. She is currently the Project Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative project under Plan International, Malawi. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Thelma attended the
Four Stories of Inspiring Girls in ICT and STEM
UN Women shares four stories of inspiring girls and young women in ICT and STEM. Girls around the world are using innovation and technology to solve problems, to unite communities and as a force for good and equality. And yet, women
Senegalese Farmer and President of REFAN Speaks to UN Women
Korka Diaw is a Senegalese farmer. She leads REFAN, the Network of Women Farmers in the North of Senegal, which empowers women and fights poverty through agriculture. In this story, she talks about adapting to COVID-19 and climate change. "Agriculture accounts
Mexico Joins Bolivia in Efforts to Stop Violence Against Women in Politics
Violence against women creates significant barriers for women aspiring for political office, says UN Women. It’s critical to reform and fully implement laws to prevent and stop violence against women in politics. As an indigenous women’s rights activist in southern Mexico, Elisa
Indigenous Women Break Down Language Barriers in Response to COVID-19
Working with the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls programme in Mexico, Juana Facundo, Otomi translator is helping break down language barriers in the dissemination of COVID-19 health information and to prevent violence against
Five Steps to Make The COVID-19 Social Protection and Jobs Responses Better for Women
Research Specialist at UN Women, Constanza Tabbush, explains why the COVID-19 social protection and job responses must work better for women and how this can be achieved. With over 90 million confirmed cases and 1.9 million deaths globally, and a second wave sweeping
This is What Leadership Looks Like: Laxmi Badi
Laxmi Badi, a Dalit woman leader from Nepal is at the forefront of the struggle for equal rights, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Asia, persons from the Dalit community are at the bottom of the archaic “caste system”
Women’s Right Activist Malalai Mobariz Speaks With UN Women
Malalai Mobariz, 30, is a women’s rights activist and owner of a women’s café in Sheberghan, capital of Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan. She spoke with UN Women on 1 February. "There have been ups and downs in my ambition to