In a time of growing intolerance and retrenched patriarchy, we must return to the founding principles of the UN in order to support women and achieve equality.

Bjorn Andersson 23 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

How women in developing countries can harness e-commerce

E-commerce can be a force for giving women financial autonomy in lower-income countries. But the digital infrastructure to make this happen is not yet in place

Annette Ssemuwemba 20 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

3 leaders on creating a pipeline for female talent in business

We ask women at the top of their companies about the role business, technology and civil society play in achieving gender parity in the workplace

Geraldine Matchett, Carolyn Tastad, and Martine Ferland 16 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

5 powerful ways women can empower other women

From challenging gender stereotypes in the Arab world to teaching rural women to build their own solar panels.

Pavitra Raja 12 Mar 2020

COVID-19

The coronavirus fallout may be worse for women than men. Here's why

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, an increasing number of women around the world are on the front lines. Many of them will be expected to work longer hours, while juggling domestic...

Rosamond Hutt 12 Mar 2020

Future of Mobility

5 ways urban transport could step up a gear for women

Women use more different forms of transport than men and break up their trips more – which could lead to new opportunities for transport providers

Lieke Ypma, Frieda Bellmann, and Diana Polack 09 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

How to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa

It’s too much to ask women leaders to conform to the status quo. We must boost the growth of women business leaders.

Elsie S. Kanza 09 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

How to narrow Japan’s widening gender gap

The country ranks 121st out of 153 countries, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2020.

Saadia Zahidi and Makiko Eda · Japan Times 08 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

How to support more women in leadership roles

We can close the gap with efforts including top-down commitments to gender parity, skills training and family-friendly policies.

Sarita Nayyar 08 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

This is how women’s rights have progressed

Great strides have been made since the first International Women’s Day in 1911 – but the evolution of equality across the globe still has some way to go.

Mark McCord 06 Mar 2020

Mental Health

Why are women more depressed than men?

Unipolar depression is predicted to be the second leading cause of global disability burden by 2020. It is twice as common in women. Why?

Gayle Markovitz 06 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

Women’s lives might look very different in the next 3 decades – if we tear down barriers at work

Here's what will happen to women’s earnings and career opportunities in the next 10, 20 and 30 years, according to research.

Rosamond Hutt 06 Mar 2020

Corporate Governance

The IMF is leading the way in women at the top, but more can be done

On the eve of International Women's Day, Kristalina Georgieva and Louise Levonian discuss female leadership within the IMF, and what more can be done to promote it both internally and ext...

Louise Levonian and Kristalina Georgieva · IMF Direct 06 Mar 2020

Oil and Gas

Big oil's climate pledges will fail without workforce equality

The energy sector is lagging behind on female representation - but a more diverse workforce would help it innovate its way to beating climate change

Katie Mehnert 06 Mar 2020

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