Tag: UN Women

UN Women launches the Digital, Innovation and AI Hub dedicated exclusively to gender equality

Stuart Mitchell

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how people work, communicate, access public services, and exercise their rights. Yet women remain significantly underrepresented among those developing the technologies and making decisions about how they are governed and deployed: men hold nearly eight in 10 artificial intelligence jobs and almost nine in 10 senior leadership positions shaping the technology. As world leaders gather in New York for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), artificial intelligence is at the forefront of discussions on economic transformation, the future of work,…

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One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals

Stuart Mitchell

The Gender Snapshot 2026 report, released recently by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), shows that where women hold real power, outcomes improve across every dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – from peace to education, and from poverty to climate action. Yet the very institutions built over decades to advance gender equality are being systematically weakened, stalling or reversing progress at precisely the moment when the world cannot afford to go backwards. The findings of the Gender Snapshot 2026 report reveal a…

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The Fatherhood Programme challenging gender norms

Stuart Mitchell

In many families, fathers share in the joys of parenthood, but far fewer share in the responsibilities. UN Women’s Dare to Care programme is challenging that. The regional initiative in the Arab States region – funded by Sweden, Germany, and the Basque Country region – addresses long-held social norms that impede men’s involvement in caregiving and empowers fathers to take more active roles at home, especially around childcare.     Through social activities, mentorship, and peer support, these fathers have discovered the transformative power of being more engaged in care…

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Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day earlier this month on 3 May, UN Women, The Nerve, and partners released a new report highlighting the growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence faced by women in public life—particularly women journalists and media professionals. According to Tipping point: Online violence impacts, manifestations and redress in the AI age, 12 per cent of women human rights defenders, activists, journalists, media workers, and other public communicators report having experienced the non-consensual sharing of personal images, including intimate or sexual content. Six per cent…

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UN Women Executive Board visits Bolivia: Advancing women’s rights and strengthening alliances

Stuart Mitchell

From 24 to 31 March, the Executive Board of UN Women made an official visit to Bolivia to gain insights into the impact of programmes and deepen its understanding of the challenges around women’s rights. The visit highlighted the progress made and strengthened key alliances with state institutions, civil society, and new strategic actors. Image The UN Women’s Executive Board led by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN, Godfrey Kwoba (middle, right) during a meeting with Jéssica Echeverría, Vice Minister of Equal Opportunities of Bolivia (centre)…

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