Four decades after Lina Wertmuller became the first woman nominated for an Oscar in directing, female filmmakers continue to push through the celluloid ceiling, accounting for one in five of all directors in 2020.
“Sustainable recovery is only possible when women are able to play a full role in shaping a post-Covid-19 world that works for all of us,” says Achim Steiner, UNDP’s administrator.
A new World Benchmarking Alliance's Gender Benchmark index shows that the lowest-scoring companies include Urban Outfitters, The Foschini Group (TFG) — the owner of G-Star Raw — and Zhejiang Semir Garment, a Chinese clothing giant.
The genderless deck replaces king, queen and jack with gold, silver and bronze.
International Women's Day is marked across the globe each year on March 8 to demand equal rights and protest against gendered violence.
In the run-up to Nigeria’s general election, starting this Saturday, more and more organisations are trying to turn the tide and get more women into elective positions.
Women, working in different sectors in South Korea, try to encourage others to free themselves from social stereotypes depicting beauty.
Demonstrations and rallies are being held across several countries as the world celebrates International Women's Day with the theme #PressforProgress.
Google engineer James Damore caused a furore with an internal memo that suggested men naturally do tech better than women.
It will take 170 years to close the gender pay gap globally, according to the World Economic Forum.
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