A new UN report just calculated the percentage of women who can’t find work because of sexism Coby Jones June 21, 2017 Do women participate in the workforce at the same rate as men? No, they don’t. Globally, the workforce participation rate for women is 49.4 percent, which is 26.7 percentage points below the global participation rate for men. This means that of all the peop...
Why The UN Headquarters Were Lit Up in Orange Penelope Starr November 25, 2014 The UN HQ and Empire State Building Don Fiery Colors
Full Participation For Women and Girls in the 21st Century Penelope Starr September 24, 2014 It's time to close the gender gap
UN Dispatch Exclusive: Interview with Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO of Ooredoo Penelope Starr September 25, 2013 Ooredoo announces a new commitment at CGI to create jobs for 20,000 women in Myanmar.
New Tools And Approaches To Ending Violence Against Women and Children Penelope Starr September 24, 2013 Discussing how to end violence against women and children at #SGS
#CGI2013 Kicks Off With Conversation on Women’s Empowerment and Accountability Kimberly Curtis September 24, 2013 The Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting kicked off today with a discussion ranging in topics from women’s empowerment to tax evasion. It turns out that when you get together a former US president, a rock star turned philanthropist, the head of the IMF, tw...
UN Foundation CEO: Let’s Continue To Improve The Livelihoods of Girls And Women Kimberly Curtis March 21, 2013 Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation, called attention to the issue of the rights of women and girls in an address on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Why 2012 Was a Watershed Year for African Women Carol Jean Gallo January 23, 2013 You may have missed it, but 2012 was a very a big year for African women.
