All posts tagged "gender equality"

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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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  Better data needed to address gender inequality in education, global experts say  

  Education leaders from around the world have called for better data to advance gender equality in learning. During a session at UNESCO’s inaugural Conference on Education Data and Statistics –

  • Posted February 18, 2024
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  ‘The squeaky wheel gets the grease’: making noise about achieving gender parity in public services

  Women tend to have less influence in decision-making in government – even in civil and public services that have equal representation of men and women in senior roles. During a

  • Posted January 29, 2024
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  UK publishes new generative AI guidance for civil servants; Gender equity alliance launched at Davos: news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK publishes new generative AI guidance for civil servants The UK government’s Central Digital and

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Irish government moves to cut outdated gender stereotypes from constitution

  The Republic of Ireland is to hold two referendums next year on whether the country’s constitution should drop references to women’s role in the home. The constitution, drafted in 1937

  • Posted December 17, 2023
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