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Underscores importance of employers’, other users’ responsibilities as technologies advanceWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has joined other federal departments and agencies calling for fairness, equality, justice and compliance…

As one of the first female-only programs of its kind in Tanzania, Exodus Travels Foundation provides intensive three-week training sessions for local women who…

Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series to spotlight Equality Group leaders and how they serve Salesforce’s global employees. Be sure to check out additional interviews with the leaders of BOLDforce, Faithforce,…

Ultra-competitive workplaces – places where employees battle against each other for rank, bonuses and promotions – are common in many high-status fields, including law and finance. But while having a highly competitive culture is,…

Gender Responsive Budgeting: Delivering on Gender Equality Commitments in Multilaterals’ External Financing On March 22, 2024, Keystone Human Services International (KHSI) partnered with Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) to co-host…

Marcello Estevão, World Bank; Vitor Gaspar, IMF; Navid Hanif, Director, UNDESA; Pascal Saint-Amans, OECDA joint blog by Marcello Estevão, Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment, World Bank; Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal…

Overview   The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) invites you to a workshop: The Role of Taxation in Achieving Gender Equality   Featuring A Keynote Address By H.E. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance,…

Persistent global conflicts and unaddressed gender-based violence, especially in South Africa, underscore the ongoing battle for peace and gender equality. Despite initiatives like the 16 Days of Activism, societal barriers…

With the Global Gender Gap Report 2023 painting a sobering picture of a 135-year wait for South Africa alone to achieve economic gender equality, SVAI’s multifaceted approach in 2023 – from combating gender-based violence…

Today, Salesforce announced it has named Alexandra (Ally) Legend Siegel as Chief Equality Officer. Ally is a Salesforce boomerang, having previously spent more than seven years at Salesforce building out its equality…

The future is female. To tackle challenges that define the future of our planet – like climate change, food security, global health, and gender equality – Pat Mitchell is uniting the efforts of women leaders and sparking action across…

In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it was rediscovered safe and sound…

1. IntroductionThis study aims at unpacking, whilst contextualising, the challenges of gender equality hindering the advancement of opportunities for women within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) domain. It…

© August de Richelieu GENEVA (ILO News) – A growing number of national business organizations are improving gender equality internally, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Employers´…

1. IntroductionIn recent decades, many global metropolitan cities have experienced a process of poverty concentration, which has led to an uneven spatial distribution of low-income populations in certain urban areas. This is associated…

1. IntroductionAccess inequality in emergency medical services (EMS) can significantly contribute to disparities in the provision of timely and effective emergency care. This inequality is manifested through the distribution of EMS…

Memphis, TN, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 15, in honor of the national holiday, the National Civil Rights Museum will host a daylong celebration dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a special…

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Both share an emphasis on the rights and freedoms of all people. The exhibit Kahlil Gibran Returns to New York After 100 Years was on display at UN Headquarters in April 2023 to celebrate…

Detroit Future City, 2019 | ArticleThis is a Detroit Future City comprehensive data report supporting attraction, retention and growth strategies to restore a demographic that once defined the city.Detroit Future City, 2021 | ArticleThis…

Document Type Book Chapter Abstract The importance of higher education in today’s world and workforce cannot be overstated. It is well-known that higher education leads to better jobs, higher salaries, and elevated social…

The Defense Health Agency held a Black History Month event, themed “Inspiring Change,” on Feb. 15.“We have to get to the point as people, as human beings, where we recognize that our privilege is not predicated on another…

  08/03/2018 - The OECD has launched an initiative for International Women’s Day to help governments, parliaments and judiciaries to design gender-sensitive public policies and services and accelerate their…

Learn how you can become a part of the mobility revolution in India and make it more gender-inclusive — in more than one way.

How do we define worth in society, and who gets status? Sociologist Michele Lamont studies these questions and investigates ways to broaden the circle of recognition and fight the harm of social stigmatization. She lays out the steps…

adidas becomes the first major sports brand to enact a wide-sweeping, equitable and inclusive Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) networkTo illustrate the importance of a more inclusive environment for student-athletes, women’s and men’s teams…

Julia Oparah et al. | Routledge, 2016 | BookBirthing JusticeThis book places Black women's voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternity system and foregrounds Black women's agency in the emerging…

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Check out Promundo, a global education and advocacy initiative that encourages gender equality and violence prevention through authentic engagement of young men and boys working in partnership with their female counterparts.

Julia Oparah et al. | Routledge, 2016 | BookBirthing JusticeThis book places Black women's voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternity system and foregrounds Black women's agency in the emerging…

"We have the right to demand budgets to be equitable, to be fair," says economist Maja Bosnic. One way to get there is to make them gender-responsive. With examples from the nearly 80 countries around the world already factoring gender…

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In celebration of International Women's day (March 8th), representatives from the United Nations Global Compact, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, United Nations Women, IFC, The World Federation of Stock Exchanges and Women in ETFs…

In the poorest countries, gender inequities acutely limit opportunities for girls and women. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are among the most effective ways to combat poverty, hunger, and disease and to stimulate…

NEW YORK, March 9, 2015 /3BL Media/ ? Stock exchanges from around the world joined UN Women, UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative to ring their opening or closing bells in support of gender equality and to…

Title: Violence Against Women and Girls in the US and Abroad: Connecting Gender Equality to Environmental SustainabilityPresenter: Cheryl Hanna, Professor of Law at the Vermont Law : During her Gund tea, Cheryl talks about violence against…