Tag: Women

June 21, 2023

Women in Parliament

Women in All Parliaments Around the World Women have made significant strides in politics in recent years, with more and more female parliament members being elected to public office around the world. 2023 marks the […]

May 24, 2023

Blended Finance: How to Fund Sustainable Development in the Future?

Blended financing is a term used to describe the practice of using multiple sources of funding to achieve a common goal. In the context of sustainable NGOs, blended financing can be an effective way to […]

May 18, 2023

5 ways to Womens’ Financial Independence

Financial and economic independence are central to achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment globally. Still, women often face significant challenges in accessing financial resources, acquiring assets, and securing stable employment opportunities. This lack of access […]

April 28, 2023

The Curious Case of Women in the Thai Workforce

Women make up as of the workforce in Thailand as men. So why are they still under-represented in leadership?

March 13, 2023

Earthquake Aftermath on Women and Girls in Syria and Türkiye

Disaster struck the northwest region of Syria and Southeast Türkiye on February 6, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc and destruction, with over 300 aftershocks including a magnitude 6.5 earthquake on February 20. The […]

February 18, 2023

Urban Spaces and How They Exclude Women

Like anything in life, excluding women, or indeed any group, from a conversation about something in society that directly affects them produces biased, unrepresentative results that do not reflect the full truth or experiences of […]

February 10, 2023

Call It What It Is: Use Words to Empower Women

Words are powerful. The way that we talk about common issues shapes the beliefs and norms we have about them. Changing the language we use and the conversations we have allows new ideas to form […]

December 21, 2022

OGBV: What is it and How Do We Deal With it?

UN Women has put together a Youth Toolkit to raise awareness about Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV). In this post, we will outline the most crucial highlights of the Toolkit, delving into every angle of OGBV […]

December 18, 2022

The Ukraine Invasion: a Crisis for Women

As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, we are looking at how women and girls in this crisis are disproportionately affected. Since February 24th, 2022, the world has watched as Ukraine continues to endure the […]

December 5, 2022

Taking to the Streets of Chiang Khong to Eliminate VAWG

On Friday 25th November 2022, a sea of orange took over the streets of Chiang Khong to spread awareness of the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of […]