If women’s unpaid work were assigned a monetary value, it would exceed 40 per cent of GDP in some countries. Globally, women and girls spend more than 2.5 times as many hours a day on unpaid care work ...

One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family member The latest report on femicides reveals that 60 per cent of all female homicides are committed by an intimate ...

Governments reaffirm their commitment to place gender equality at the centre of global progress The newly adopted Ministerial Declaration underscores that gender equality and the empowerment and ...

SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-BeingWomen and girls in conflict settings face heightened mental and physical health risks The global maternal mortality ratio dropped by 34 per cent from 2000 to 2020, ...

Speech: Gender equality at the heart of our vision: the engine driving sustainable development Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the Interactive ...

The International Men and Gender Equality Survey is the first multi-country study of its kind and size in the Middle East and North Africa. Coordinated by UN Women and Promundo, in collaboration with ...

Colombian women shaped history by making peace gender-inclusive. Eight years on, they’re still leading peace, justice, and change—with UN Women’s support.

Ocho años después de la firma del acuerdo de paz, las mujeres colombianas hoy siguen definiendo lo que significa la paz. ONU Mujeres las acompaña.

A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling ...

From increasing women’s representation in leadership and decision-making to redistributing care-work and productive resources, progress towards a gender equal and sustainable future starts with taking ...

Fifteen Years, Fifteen Facts: Challenges and solutions for gender equality UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.

Millions of women and girls worldwide still cannot afford menstrual products or access water and sanitation facilities to manage their menstrual health and hygiene. Periods make them miss school, work ...