Tag: UN Women

UN Women and Ant Foundation launch ‘Together Digital’ to empower women entrepreneurs in the digital economy

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women and Ant Foundation, have jointly announced the launch of “Together Digital”, a five-year programme to support women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and empower them to participate and thrive in the digital economy. “Together Digital” supports women-led MSMEs to better participate and thrive in the digital economy “The Together Digital programme will leverage UN Women’s vast expertise in women’s economic empowerment, as well as the Ant Foundation’s wide network and track record in entrepreneurship and digital empowerment, said Sarah Knibbs, Deputy Regional Director of UN Women Regional…

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UN Women Reveals Concerning Regression in Attitudes Towards Gender Roles During Pandemic in New Study

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women and the Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led coalition convened by UN Women to eradicate harmful stereotypes in advertising, today launched “The Levers of Change: Gender Equality Attitudes Study 2022, the latest iteration of a bi-annual global study that tracks attitudes towards gender. The 20-country-wide survey shows that some antiquated views of gender have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, developed under the leadership of UN Women in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, Kantar, Procter & Gamble and Unilever, examines perceptions across a multitude of areas including leadership…

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UN Women Executive Board to convene annual session 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its annual session from Tuesday 21 to Wednesday 22 June 2022 in person at United Nations’ Headquarters in New York. UN Women Executive Board to convene annual session 2022 The President of the Executive Board, Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, will open the Session on 21 June at 10 a.m. EDT. Followed by the UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, who will deliver her opening remarks. Over the two days, the Executive Board will consider reports of…

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BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing

Stuart Mitchell

BlackRock, Inc. and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to cooperate in promoting the growth of gender lens investing. As part of the agreement, signed at the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, BlackRock will develop strategies to mobilize capital in support of economic opportunity for women. UN Women will serve as a knowledge partner and collaborate on data and research. BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing Gender lens investing…

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New UN Women and CARE report highlights disproportionate impact of the war on women and minorities

Stuart Mitchell

After more than two months of war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of refugees and displaced people to flee their homes, a new Rapid Gender Analysis by UN Women and CARE reveals that women and minorities are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and access to food as a result of the crisis. In Ukraine, women are increasingly becoming heads of households and leaders in their communities as men are conscripted, yet they remain largely excluded from formal decision-making processes related to humanitarian efforts, peace-making, and…

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