Over 2 billion to tune into FIFA Womens World Cup 2023, up from 1.12 billion in 2019 Womens club football stadium attendance for 2022 in top leagues already exceeding pre-Covid levels FIFA Womens Football World Cup kicks off as audience for club football is on a high across Germany, England, and the US English Womens Super...
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UN Women and FIFA join forces for gender equality
July 19th, 2023 (New York, USA): UN Women and FIFA are coming together during the FIFA Womens World Cup in Australia & New Zealand 2023 (20 July to 20 August 2023) to celebrate the skills and achievements of the teams and players, to advance gender equality in football, and prevent abuse and discrimination on and...
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Less than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high womens empowerment and high gender parity
July 18th, 2023, (Kigali, Rwanda): No country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high womens empowerment and a small gender gap, according to a new global report launched by UN Women and UNDP today at the Women Deliver Conference. The report provides –...
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Ken Would Earn Over £4 million A Year More Than Barbie If He Worked The Same Roles, Gender Pay Gap Data Reveals
A shocking 90% of Barbies jobs pay men more money for doing the same thing Only six out of 59 (10%) roles analysed showed females to earn more than their male counterparts The top pay disparity role is a Judge; If Ken was a judge, hed be paid 31% more than Barbie doing the same role Lifetime salary...
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Massive Costs Due to Womens Under Representation in the Digital World
March 8th, 2023 (United Nations, New York): Under the theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world celebrate International Womens Day (IWD) on March 8th, 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to power on in their efforts to shape...
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Ananke Women In Literature Festival Announces Initial Speakers
Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will be gracing the third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival 2023 (AnankeWLF. Planned to be held on April 11th and 12th, independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and journalists will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue focusing on new immersive approaches to storytelling, publishing...
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Pace of Reform Toward Equal Rights for Women Falls to 20-Year Low
March 3rd, 2023, (Washington, USA): The global pace of reforms toward equal treatment of women under the law has slumped to a 20-year low, constituting a potential impediment to economic growth at a critical time for the global economy, a new World Bank report shows. In 2022, the global average score on the World Banks Women,...
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Upskilling Talent For Better Health, Eye Care Services
This interview is part of Ananke’s special spotlight edition on The Fred Hollows Foundation‘s 30 years of change-making in the fields of development and eye care health especially across the Global South. Tell us about yourself and your journey as a doctor? What was the aspiration behind choosing to be a medical practitioner? I...
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Women and girls are more at risk to be killed at home, UNODC, UN Women report
New York, USA: A new study by UNODC and UN Women shows that, on average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family in 2021. The report comes ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and is a horrific reminder that violence against...
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Violent Conflicts Worsen conditions for Women, Peace and Security
(New York, USA): Against a backdrop of increasing violent conflicts and reversal of generational gains in womens rights, the women, peace and security agenda is farther from achieving its goals than ever before, as the latest UN Secretary-General report shows. The report points out that the sharp deterioration in peace and security globally is causing immense suffering...