The Fordham Institute for Women and Girls, established in 2001, works to promote gender equality by addressing all forms of discrimination against women and girls locally and globally. Institute ...

Despite this, progress over the past 30 years has been too slow and is fragile. If we do not accelerate action, a girl born today will be 39 years old before women hold as many seats in parliament as ...

Violence against women and girls in London has increased over the last year and remains "endemic", the London Assembly has ...

The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they reverse their bans on women and girls getting an education ...

women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are ...

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. They are more likely to suffer health consequences as a result of floods, droughts, heatwaves, air pollution, wildfires and other ...

You'd be forgiven if you read President Donald Trump's statement on the International Day of the Girl and thought you'd been transported into an alternate reality. He, or let's be honest the White ...

Closing gender gaps benefits countries as a whole, not just women and girls NOT long ago women faced tremendous barriers as they sought opportunities that would set them on an equal footing with men.

From laws protecting women from domestic violence to programmes empowering women and girls, the Beijing Platform for Action continues to shape our world and pave the way for a just and equal future ...

reaffirming their commitment to the empowerment of women and girls as a crucial step in the fight against global hunger and food insecurity. Under the theme "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality.

the initiative formed last year to contribute pertinent research about women’s unique physiology and biology and advocate for new opportunities for women and girls to participate in movement-based ...