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
From Flood Victims to Frontline Responders
From flood victims to frontline responders: One women-owned cooperative steps up in rural China When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck China, Qiaotou village was already struggling. Set in the Liupan mountain area of Qinghai province, the village had more than 25
Kyzzhibek Batyrkanova, leader of Kyrgyz Space Programme
Kyzzhibek Batyrkanova - leader of Kyrgyzstan’s first Space Programme and champion for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in STEM. I am Generation Equality because… Women face so many barriers, challenges and stereotypes at home, work, and public life.
What happened after COVID-19 hit: Uganda
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, globally, 243 million women and girls were abused by their intimate partners in the past year. Since the pandemic, with lockdown measures, countries around the world have seen an alarming rise in reporting on
Hand Over The Mic To: Aras Kocaoğlan, Turkey
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women and men on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that’s relentless and
Hand Over the Mic To: Aida Nour ElDin, Egypt
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that’s relentless and rising. These
Hand over the mic to: Teodora Stojilković, Serbia
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that’s relentless and rising. These
Hand Over the Mic to: Aisha, Kenya
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women and men on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that’s relentless and rising. These