Since gender mainstreaming was identified as a global strategy in 1995, specific actions have been taken to improve statistics to properly measure and monitor gender-relevant issues. Within DESA, the ...

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which set out specific principles and goals for achieving gender equality and empowering women, and as ...

That there is a difference between pay for men and pay for women is true. And it's also true that we'd like to work out why this is happening. Only once we know what is happening and why can we then ...

More than 10 years ago, the Obama administration signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which mandated that employers must pay their employees equally regardless of their sex. Since signing the act, ...

Amid growing setbacks on gender equality and increasing financial constraints, African policymakers, gender experts, and development specialists are calling for renewed collaboration and sustained ...

A new report adds another layer to the increasingly complex issue of the gender-wage gap. Comparably, a platform that provides anonymous data on compensation and insights into work culture did an ...

As Canadians fill out their 2021 census they may notice a couple of new questions focusing on gender. In the last census there were only two options listed under a person's gender: male or female.

Sunday’s MTV Movie and TV Awards received lots of attention for the gender-neutral acting award it presented to “Beauty and the Beast” star Emma Watson, although it was not the first time an awards ...

Nearly half of India’s population are women, yet their participation in the workforce is low and has been on the decrease. | Sam Panthaky/ AFP Photo Lack of sex-disaggregated data and other ...