Hosted on MSN1h
World Bank says the global economy will grow by 20% if women participated more
The global economy could get a $20 trillion boost if women were allowed to participate in the workforce at the same level as ...
Iran executed more women last year than at any time since records began
Iran has broken its own record for executing the most women in one year, according to new figures. The United Nations said 31 ...
UN Says Iran Executed Over 900 People in 2024, Including Dozens of Women
GENEVA (Reuters) -The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were ...
Dawn2d
Malala says Taliban do not see women as human beings, created a system of ‘gender apartheid’
Delegates from Afghanistan’s Taliban government did not attend the event despite being invited, Pakistan Education Minister ...
devdiscourse7d
UN Women Executive Board to Hold First Regular Session of 2025 in New York
The session will be opened by H.E. Ms. Nicola Clase, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
How Activism and International Women’s Year Fueled U.S. Efforts for Equality
When the UN declared 1975 to be International Women’s Year, President Ford signed an executive order responding to the ...
'Do not legitimise them': Malala calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Taliban's treatment of women
Simply put, the Taliban do not see women as human beings,’ Malala told the attendees a summit on girls’ education in Islamic ...
Zawya12d
United Nations (UN) Women Uganda and Netherlands Embassy kick start plans for a groundbreaking Beijing +30 campaign on Gender Equality
Women Uganda and Netherlands Embassy kick start plans for a groundbreaking Beijing +30 campaign on Gender Equality ...
Malala Yousafzai against 'legitimising' Taliban, curbs on women's rights
Since sweeping back to power in 2021, the Taliban government has imposed an austere version of Islamic law that the United ...