WTO Appoints First Female Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The appointment of the first woman as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) sends a strong signal that equality between men and women can be achieved. But if the goal is to truly empower women, WTO leadership must first
UN report reveals gender inequality still a problem
In 1995 a gathering was held in Beijing with 30,000 activists and 17,000 participants coming together to come to grips with the problem of gender inequality which resulted in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It is widely considered
Electrifying Africa: New Research Shows Gender Focus Is Crucial
Electrifying Africa is moving forward: A new generation of national electrification programmes is bringing clean energy to some of the 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still living without electricity. These potentially game-changing initiatives will improve lives and help create
How Big Data Can Help Achieve Global Gender Equality
If you were intrigued by the headline of this article, then either you are working in the Big Data & analytics space or you are working as a gender expert driving social programs & policies in the public sector space.
Gender Inequality in Universities
This article was written by Yulia Nesterova and Liz Jackson. The gender gap in universities has tilted in favor of women as a result of increased access and inclusion of women in higher education. This does not mean, however, that gender equality -