All posts tagged "gender equality"

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  Women’s Network news roundup: near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet – and the mountain Japan has to climb

  GGF brings you the latest roundup of women-focused and gender equity news from around the world, including near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet, gender-responsive policy training in Liberia, a

  • Posted June 18, 2025
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  From period pain to heart disease, the gender health gap is real – here’s how to close it

  For decades, women’s health has been chronically underfunded and under-researched. The consequences of this neglect are widespread and deeply damaging. Millions of women live with avoidable pain, delayed diagnoses, inadequate

  • Posted June 12, 2025
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  APS gender pay gap beats wider public sector

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has a gender pay gap of 5.7% – a figure that is lower than the wider public sector, and significantly lower than the private sector.

  • Posted May 30, 2025
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  France launches international strategy for feminist foreign policy

  The French government has adopted a new strategy that places the rights of women and girls and gender equality at the centre of its foreign policy. Its latest ‘International strategy

  • Posted May 15, 2025
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  Women’s Network news round-up: from gender equality roadmaps to South Africa’s call for women leaders

  International Women’s Day took place this year on 8 March and there have been a flurry of stories from all corners of the world to coincide with it – from

  • Posted March 21, 2025
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  A seat at the table: women’s role in the fight against climate change

  Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change, yet rarely enjoy equal representation in climate decision-making, leading to policies that do not adequately address their needs. On International

  • Posted March 13, 2025
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  Is gender equality under threat? An International Women’s Day conversation with Julia Gillard and Bridget Phillipson  

  Those involved in the women’s liberation movements in the US and Europe in the 1960s would be dismayed to learn the results of a new report, which shows that young

  • Posted March 6, 2025
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  Report finds Australian Public Service making ‘significant’ progress on gender equality

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has made “significant gains” towards gender equality but there is still more to do, according to a new report. The interim evaluation covers two years

  • Posted February 6, 2025
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  Building diverse public service workforces that reflect the communities they serve

  Organisations with diverse leaderships are better able to meet citizens’ needs and expectations – but how can civil service bodies broaden the range of people who make it to the

  • Posted June 2, 2024
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  Femicide: many countries around the world are making the killing of women a specific crime – here’s why it’s needed

  By: Madhumita Pandey, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University An average of five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family, according to UN

  • Posted May 29, 2024
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