Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Gets Second Term as UN Women Director
By: Nadia Neophytou United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guiterres says that Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will stay on for a second term as executive director of UN Women. South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka joined the organization, which is tasked with empowering women and encouraging gender equality, four years ago. Under her, UN Women established the much-publicized HeForShe campaign, that engages men and boys on issues of gender equality. UN Women has played a significant role in ensuring that women were put front and centre of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and that the responsibility of ending gender inequality became everyone’s responsibility. She has said she wants to use the next four years to build on the momentum already achieved to put the new Strategic Plan for 2018-2021 into practice, as well as work towards implementing the 2030 Agenda with gender equality and women’s empowerment at its…
Details Emerge of 500M Euro EU-UN Program on Women’s Rights, Family Planning
By: Vince Chadwick The European Commission is preparing a 500 million euro ($570 million) program with the United Nations on women’s rights,…
How Procurement and Sourcing Can Help Close the Gender Gap
By: Sydney Lazarus Procurement functions can play a big role in supporting women-owned businesses, argues a new report produced by UN Women. The…
How are Resilient Couples Different
Couples who are able to withstand tough times in their relationship are more likely to gain a stronger connection to one another. No relationship…
The Nourishing Taste of Bobotie
Bobotie (pronounced ba-boor-tea) is a delicious national South African food that is made from a mixture of curried meat, fruit and creamy golden topping…
Women and the Egg Freezing Controversy
By: Eruke Ojuederie In developing nations, fertility among women has been perceived as one of the greatest gifts a husband can have. It has…
The Giant Strides of Andrea Jung
Born in Toronto, Jung was born in 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her family moved to Wellesley, Massachusetts, when she was only two years…
How Can We Close the Gender Gap Within STEM?
By: Monica Burdick Those of us with careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM fields, in today’s common parlance) know the importance…
Trinidad & Tobago: Police Refute Kidnap Claims by Opposition Leader
By Carolyn Kissoon The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has confirmed that there is no truth to claims by Opposition Leader…
Women, Girls Sexually Exploited in Kenya for Food
Women and girls have been sexually exploited in return for food in northern Kenya, where gender-based violence is on the rise, the International…
Female Labour MPs Vow to Use Commons Strength to Improve Lives of Women
Labour’s female MPs are planning to operate as a parliamentary bloc to force Theresa May’s minority government to pass policies beneficial to women across…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India Top Points Table
The 11th edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup has started in England. India has gotten off to a great start in the tournament,…
