Barriers such as cost, social norms, network coverage, security and harassment, trust and technical literacy all contribute to the fact that women in developing countries are […]
“When you have women in positions of leadership, business does better and there’s more innovation, more value creation and more profit,” said Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary […]
Continental results framework for reporting and monitoring on the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa (2018 – 2028) Africa takes a step […]
Karigithu was this year named the 2018 African Union (AU) Woman of the Year and was also the overall winner of the Pan-African Most Influential Woman […]
Participants attend the session “Women Empowering Africa” on the first day of Africa 2018 Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec. 8, 2018. Meetings of Africa 2018 […]
This report reflects discussions held during the May 2018 Expert Group Meeting hosted by UN Women on women’s meaningful participation in negotiating peace and the implementation […]
Ethiopia and Rwanda are leading African governments’ efforts to boost gender parity in politics, but other countries on the continent are not far behind. These countries’ […]