Every year, the National Women's History Alliance distinguishes a theme for the month, and 2026 is all about how women are ...

International Women's Day is observed globally on March 8 to celebrate the achievements of women and promote gender equality. From its early labour movement roots to modern campaigns, here's a look at ...

15 September 2025 - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist. The world is retreating from gender equality, and ...

The United Nations’ Gender Snapshot 2025 is out, and the numbers are grim: Women have broken barriers in education but remain sidelined in leadership, holding only 27.2% of parliamentary seats, 30% of ...

Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney Elizabeth Hill receives funding from ...

Social scientists and gender theorists have long debated the causes of achievement disparities between males and females in certain competencies. For example, if we find (as we do) that most engineers ...

15 September - The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) shows that the world is at a crossroads. With investments, ...

As far as social security is concerned, women in the formal labour market enjoy better social security benefits compared to their counterparts in the informal sector. These benefits include universal ...

President Ramaphosa hails Hosi N’wamitwa II as a pioneer of gender equality President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late Hosi Dr Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni N’wamitwa II as a trailblazer who ...