Elevating the status of women reduces risk of exposure to harmful indoor air pollution – a leading cause of premature death in the developing world – according to new research.
Britain has appointed the country’s first ambassador for gender equality, joining a handful of other countries that created the position in an effort to empower women and girls around the world.
The controversial two-month tenure for Wonder Woman as a U.N. ambassador ends today. Wonder Woman was appointed honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls in late October. The announcement came on the heels of the failed effort to elect the first woman secretary-general. Portuguese diplomat and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres led the polls from start to finish.
In the lottery of life you don’t get to choose where you are born. But if you did, Europe is the best place for girls.
Political access for women continues to rise globally, but the gains are not translating into more power and influence, according…
Advocates and leaders from around the world are at the United Nations in New York City to press for equal…
All laws in the world discriminating against women were supposed to be wiped out by 2005. Ten years later, numerous…
Going to school is becoming an increasingly dangerous proposition for girls around the world. Schools in at least 70 countries experienced…