By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK. 16 July 2023 (IDN) — Over a dozen organizations have signed on to a petition seeking the removal of a senior employee in the multinational Intel Corporation allegedly spreading anti-LGBTQ sentiment in several African countries. The rights groups allege that Intel’s vice-president of global regulatory affairs has […]
The Women Who are Barred from the Negotiating Table…
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 17 June 2023 (IDN) — Shirley Chisholm, the first Black American woman elected to the US Congress back in 1972, once famously remarked: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” The legendary remark was a reflection of the gender bias in the US […]
U.S. Evangelical Group Promotes Anti-Gay Agenda Across Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 12 June 2023 (IDN) — An American evangelical lobby group has been coaching high-ranking African politicians and religious and civic leaders to oppose comprehensive sex education (CSE) across the continent. According to openDemocracy, an independent news website, African ambassadors to the UN have gone to the Arizona […]
Women Transform their Horizons in Rural Morocco
By Yossef Ben-Meir MARRAKECH, 29 May 2023 (IDN) — A research study reveals the positive community impact of sustainable agricultural initiatives when preceded by women’s empowerment workshops, leading to participatory action, enhanced community well-being, and decentralization.
Gender Inequalities in Agriculture Cost the World $1 Trillion
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK, 13 April 2023 (IDN) — The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is convinced that equalizing the playing field for women in the agriculture and food sectors could boost growth and feed millions. It is estimated that more than one-third of women are employed in agrifood systems, which include food […]
UN Finds Technology & Innovation Key to Gender Equality
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK, 18 March 2023 (IDN) — The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and their human rights closed its two-week-long session on 17 March, acknowledging the critical role of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality.
International Women’s Day Puts the Spotlight on Digital Gender Equality
UN News NEW YORK, 8 March 2023 (IDN) — The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some 1,800 people gathered to mark International Women’s Day, which this year focused on the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education. Many attendees wore suits, scarves or other items […]
New Report Finds Women in Parliaments Worldwide
By Jutta Wolf BERLIN | GENEVA, 04 March 2023 (IDN) — Women’s participation in parliament has never been as diverse and representative as it is in many countries today. For the first time in history, not a single functioning parliament in the world is male-only, says the latest Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
African Leaders Launch Equality Drive at Landmark Conference
By UN News JUBA, South Sudan 14 Feb 2023 (IDN) — Women leaders called for swift, concerted action to advance gender rights at the first International Conference on Women’s Transformational Leadership, in Juba, South Sudan. Almost 400 women leaders from 15 African countries joined the UN-backed three-day conference, which opened on February 1, including former […]
In Focus: Gender Empowerment and the SDGs
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The latest available Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 data shows that the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. It will take perhaps another three centuries to close the global gender gap. Almost 1 in 3 women have experienced physical or sexual violence at least […]