Nearly 65% of adults in the Arab region remain excluded from formal financial systems, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Annual SDG Review 2025 paints a sobering picture of persistent financial exclusion that is undermining the region’s ability …
Women, Business and the Law (WBL) measures gender inequality in the law. The dataset identifies barriers to women's economic participation and encourages the reform of discriminatory laws.
Numerous challenges such as persistent hunger and malnutrition, climate change and environmental degradation, and ever-tightening constraints on resources mean that no less than a transformation of our agricultural and food systems is needed. A paradigm shift towards agroecology – a science, movement and practice that applies ecological principles to the …
Scorching sun beats down on half a dozen women as they carry large sacks of crushed ore on their backs at the Osiri-Matanda gold mine near Kenya's border with Tanzania. On wooden tables, they sieve the powdered ore into metal pans, add mercury, and heat the mixture over a charcoal …
GURUGRAM: The women in uniform appear invincible to us but when it comes to their overall health, they are no different from any other working woman. A health check-up campaign by Fortis hospital for female cops in Gurugram has revealed that they suffer from various deficiencies and lifestyle health issues. …
There is need to involve women in devising solutions that can help address their vulnerabilities to climate change. This was highlighted during the 14th Gender Summit that opened in Kigali, yesterday. The two-day conference, under the theme “Climate Change through the Gender Lens: Focus on Africa,” aimed at reaching consensus, …
The World Health Organization recommends that all pregnant women receive at least four antenatal care (ANC) visits, and that the first such visit should be in the first trimester of pregnancy More than one in seven Indian women did not receive antenatal care during their last pregnancy–nearly half of them …
Less than 2 percent of title deeds issued in Kenya since 2013 went to women, campaigners said on Tuesday, dashing hopes raised by constitutional reform granting them equal property rights. Kenya's land minister Farida Karoney said it does not yet have data on women's land ownership, which campaigners say is …
First came the forest, followed by the people, and then the government. Does this chronology allow the newest entrant in the scheme to determine the relationship between the two older entities? In other words, does the new regime of Community Forest Resource (CFR) bequeath rights or is it merely a …
Order of the Union of India Vs Indian Radiological And Imaging Association And Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding effective implementation of the provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. Supreme Court stays the Judgement of the Delhi High Court dated 17 February 2016 which …
This brief highlights key attributes of national constitutions, laws, and regulations that play a fundamental role in protecting indigenous and rural women’s rights to community forests and other community lands. These legislative best practices were derived from a 2017 analysis of over 400 national laws and regulations, Power and Potential, …
With dry seasons now becoming longer, women are working harder to feed and care for their families without support. United Nations: Women are more likely than men to be affected by climate change, UN figures revealed on Thursday. The figures indicated that 80 percent of people displaced by climate change …
DHRANGADHRA: Manjuben Pagi, a 45-year-old saltpan worker from Little Rann of Kutch (LRK), recalled her daily routine two years ago, when she slogged under the scorching sun in summer. She began her day as early as 4am and worked through the night, operating diesel-run water pumps, ensuring adequate diesel is …
‘Gender-based prejudice has grave impact on well-being’ In the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia region and beyond, more than half the population — women — faces what is often egregious discrimination. “Discrimination in education, and opportunity to learn to read and write; discrimination in access to nutrition and the …
While passers-by try to avoid the bad smells of tons of piled-up garbage at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser slum in the capital Cairo, some women are working here to turn the waste into beautiful products. "Women can get water out of stone," said Nagat, a mother of …
When he is not attending to patients, Dr V Soundarrajan, the head of a primary health centre in Seruvaviduthi village near Peravurani in Thanjavur district, would be seen clearing the ground, sowing seeds or watering plants in the kitchen garden of the health centre. On Tuesdays, he harvests the vegetables …
The past 20 years have witnessed some progress for women in the world of work and in terms of gender equality in society. Today, more women than ever before are both educated and participating in the labour market. This “global snapshot” looks at the progress (or lack thereof) made during …
Women’s leadership in business is critical to driving significant economic opportunities and driving better performance, as well as broader, long-term benefits for society and the environment, according a new report released by WomenRising2030, an initiative launched by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission. Better Leadership, Better World: Women Leading for …
This paper uses household surveys from 89 countries to look at gender differences in poverty in the developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty data, the paper looks at what can we learn in terms of gender differences by looking at the available individual and household level information. The …
A Fair Share for Women: Toward More Equitable Land Compensation and Resettlement in Tanzania and Mozambique finds that, despite constitutional commitments to gender equality, governments in Tanzania and Mozambique are not protecting poor, rural women from harmful commercial land deals. State officials’ failure to close gaps in land laws and …
As climate change makes precipitation shocks more common, policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in protecting food systems and nutrition outcomes from the damaging effects of droughts and floods. Increasing the resilience of nutrition and food security outcomes is especially critical throughout agrarian parts of the developing world, where human subsistence …
