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Global response to gender-based violence falling ‘dramatically short’, say women leaders

Governments must take urgent action to end gender-based violence by “embedding evidence-based prevention across national systems” and committing “sustained, long-term financing” to scale what works. This is the message of […]

Women’s Network news round-up: increase in public perception that gender equality ‘has gone too far’, women in trade policy, and more

Here’s our round-up of some of the stories to have coincided with International Women’s Day on 8 March, or to have come out since, including the finding of a global […]

Governments adopt UN agreement on women’s access to justice, following ‘contentious’ vote

Governments meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York last week adopted a set of conclusions aimed at strengthening access to justice for women and girls and advancing gender […]

UK government launches employer action plans on gender pay gap and menopause support to mark International Women’s Day

UK employers are being encouraged to produce action plans detailing the steps they are taking to reduce their gender pay gap and support women through menopause, as part of new […]

UK takes ‘whole-of-government’ approach to tackling violence against women and girls in landmark strategy

The UK government has published its much-anticipated strategy on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), setting out what prime minister Keir Starmer called a “whole-of government, whole-of-society effort” to […]

Women’s share of labour income ‘barely shifts’ in 35 years, finds World Inequality Report

“Gender inequality remains a defining feature of the global economy”, according to the latest World Inequality Report, which finds that women receive just over a quarter of total labour income. […]

Asian Development Bank calls on governments to harness AI for gender equality

Inclusive strategies to ensure women’s participation in the AI ecosystem are urgently needed to avoid further exacerbating gender inequalities, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a report published […]

Women’s Network news roundup: gender-responsive budgeting in the Philippines, and more

In this collection of gender equality and women-focused news from the last few weeks, we cover Chinese president Xi Jinping’s call to world leaders on progressing women’s development worldwide, Ireland’s […]

Involving women in peace deals reduces chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark security council resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important […]

Improve gender lens in UK census data, report urges

A new report has called on the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) to make gender inequalities such as unpaid care more visible in the next census. The report – […]