“[T]his is an extraordinary time to be a woman. … [W]e shouldn’t downplay how far we’ve come. That would do a disservice to all those who spent their lives fighting for justice. At the same time, there’s still a lot of work we need to do to improve the prospects of women and girls here and around the world.”
Only one Women Won a Nobel in 2021
Only one women was awarded a Nobel Prize this year, out of 13 laureates. Journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Russian’s Dmitry Muratov. While that’s better than the record in 2016 and 2017 when women won no awards at all, it is still lower than the average for the […]
Why Education of Girls Must be a Strategic Priority
Women political engagement needs stronger support
Despite the astonishing progress of women in various cadres, politics is still not one of them. All over the world, women are not given prominent roles in decision-making bodies. According to UN-Women figures, the percentage of women in parliament worldwide has doubled in the last 20 years. As of January 2021, 22 out of 193 […]