NPR's Juana Summers talks with Freyja Steingrímsdóttir, the communications director for the Icelandic Federation of Public Workers. The union helped organize a strike to protest gender inequality.

The U.N. Development Program ranks sub-Saharan Africa as the worst-performing region in the Gender Inequality Index – a composite measure reflecting the disparity between women's and men’s ...

Pandemic increased gender inequality Our findings showed that the pandemic worsened the gendered division of labor among dual-career heterosexual couples working remotely.

This paper documents the current state of gender inequalities in the WAEMU by focusing on outcomes (health, education, labor market and financial inclusion) and opportunities (economic rights). The ...

Entrenched social, economic and gender inequalities prevent girls from accessing education, limit their decision-making power, and expose them to gender-based violence.

In the world of classical music, progress toward gender parity can seem incredibly slow. Recent big wins have included women of the New York Philharmonic being allowed to perform in pants, and the ...

Unveiling gender inequality in the US: Testing validity of a state-level measure of gender inequality and its relationship with feminist online collective action on Twitter. PLOS ONE , 2024; 19 (7 ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official ...

Gender inequality in sports is a global issue rooted in pay disparities, unequal opportunities, and deeply ingrained sexism. While countries like the U.S. have made significant strides through ...

Despite the solid growth recorded in recent years and the sustained efforts by the country, Guatemala still faces significant challenges in reducing poverty and inequality, which continue to affect a ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official visit ...