With EU support, UNESCO is training women in heritage reconstruction, giving them the skills to restore damaged sites and ...

As part of its Global Priority Gender Equality, UNESCO publishes every two years a comprehensive report showcasing progress in advancing the rights of women and girls across its mandate. The new ...

Although nearly 77 percent of teachers are female, schools are not always equitable places for women to work. Pay discrepancies, glass ceilings, and limited workplace accommodations for pregnancy, ...

Ayidu, Director Higher Education SSA, British Council, ‘on how African women can thrive within systems designed to ...

European women are at least 60 years away from winning equality with men and the pandemic could further slow progress, according to a report released on Thursday that measures gender fairness.

With the support from the financial incentive scheme facilitated by the AGILE project, Fatima re-enrolled in school after dropping out for months. International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, is ...

I am surrounded by women in my French literature class, physiology class and pre-medical club meetings. I feel at home, like I belong. I am 19 years old, and when I say I am a student and plan to be ...

Despite consistent national efforts to close the gender gap in the Indonesian education system, pervasive patriarchal views — especially in more conservative regions — continue to contribute to girls’ ...

This article reviews empirical research and theoretical perspectives on gender inequalities in educational performance and attainment from primary to higher education. Ethiopia has made enormous ...

Most citizens say police and courts should do more to protect women and girls against discrimination and harassment.Key findings In the Gambia, women are less likely than men to have progressed to ...

South Africa has closed over 76% of its gender gap, ranking among Africa’s leaders. See 10 signs of progress and the women ...

According to a Prime Ministerial report, 19.6 percent of women in Turkey are illiterate, compared to 4 percent of men. The Prime Ministerial General Directorate on the Status of Women (KSGM) has ...