Globally, women鈥檚 participation rate in ports is only 18%. 鈥檚 is helping to bridge the gender gap by empowering more women in ports.
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Data show that restricting access to abortion does not prevent people from seeking abortion, it simply makes it more deadly. As reveals, nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, and over 60 per cent of these unintended pregnancies may end in abortion. A staggering 45 per cent of all abortions are unsafe, making this a leading cause of maternal death. Almost all unsafe abortions occur in developing countries, and fears that more unsafe abortions will occur if access to abortion becomes more restricted.
Major Winnet Zharare is the first Zimbabwean to receive the prestigious 缅北禁地Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her outstanding efforts to integrate gender perspectives into .
. For millions, this most natural of the reproductive cycle functions can equate to abuse, stigma, missed opportunity and loss of dignity. To support menstrual health and hygiene, has included thousands of kits as part of the humanitarian response to conflict and natural disasters.
, analysing data from 120 countries in primary and secondary education, shows that in the early years, boys perform better than girls in mathematics but, this gender gap disappears later. This research confirms that the gender gap in learning has closed even in the poorest countries. And in some countries, the gap is now reversed. However, biases and stereotypes are still likely to affect learning outcomes. Boys are still far more likely to be overrepresented among the highest performers in mathematics in all countries.
Ahmed Fakih, 38, a life skills teacher and Douaa Affarah, 31, a Business Administration student, have been married for seven years and have two children 鈥 Juri and Nasser. 鈥淪ince the day of our engagement we have been fostering a small society built on equality,鈥 explained the couple. Although they live in a conservative society, the couple have worked hard to create a different environment and upbringing for their children, away from gender-discriminatory ideas and norms. Ahmed Fakih enjoys being equally involved in his children鈥檚 upbringing. "Marriage is an institution based on cooperation, management and participation between the wife and the husband, including for the father to have a primary role in caring just like the mother. This does not detract from his manhood and would not put him in an inferior position as some might think," Ahmed says.
From an FGM survivor to a practitioner to now an advocate working to eliminate the practice in her community, Priscilla Nanagiro is among 60 community activists working with a .
As part of 鈥檚 , women in the internally displaced persons camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, learn about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Problems always arise when a woman forces her way into a man鈥檚 world. Men will wonder 鈥渨hat is she doing here, why doesn鈥檛 she cook or sew?鈥 Entrepreneur, Takhmina Bakhronova, broke into the male-dominated taxi business in Tajikistan鈥檚 capital, Dushanbe 鈥 introducing innovations that have left her competitors standing. See the full multimedia story on - a platform with first person perspectives on the world of work.
Anne Hathaway, 缅北禁地Women Goodwill Ambassador, at the opening session of the entitled "The Big Picture."
Why does the portrayal of women scientists and engineers in films and in the media matter? Would you say that there's a conscious effort to change the numbers and images of women characters as scientists and engineers? What concrete actions can content creators put in place to support and promote strong female characters and role models? Geena Davis, Academy Award winning Hollywood actor, founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and ITU's Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT, answers these questions in an exclusive interview with .
The second wave of COVID-19 in India brought unprecedented losses. and health sector experts answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and how it impacts women and girls in India.
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted women鈥檚 employment not only because they make up the majority of the hardest hit sectors but because mothers have been feeling more pressures at home due to lockdown measures and school closures. Have a listen to Isabel Torres, co-founder and CEO of Mothers in Science, which aims to raise awareness of the career obstacles faced by mothers in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) and advocates for workplace equality and inclusion. 鈥檚 is a podcast series sharing conversations with people working to advance girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
Who decides whether or when you can have sex? Watch what people on the streets of Paris had to say and join the conversation. As the Generation Equality Forum drew leaders and activists from around the world, highlights the critical importance of realizing bodily autonomy for all.
The announced multiple commitments focused on ending gender-based violence; advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights; and supporting health workers as well as feminist movements and leadership.