Women Are Essential to Drive Data & AI for Impact To accelerate social impact, we need a workforce with the skills to harness the power of data and AI. Women and underrepresented communities offer our greatest potential, and we leave them behind at our own risk. By Perry Hewitt The climate crisis, access to education, gender . Learn More
Global Challenge Against Extreme Poverty
The World’s Poorest Countries Have Experienced a Brutal Decade Why has development ground to a halt? So far, the best attempt has been “inclusive growth”, which covers matters such as jobs, inequality and sexism, along with more traditional subjects like trade and GDP. But it represents more of a wishlist than a rescue plan, and ultimately lacks . Learn More
Afghanistan – Women For Women Organisation Halts Operations In Kabul After Taliban Raid
Afghanistan - Women For Women Organisation Halts Operations In Kabul After Taliban Raid February 22, 2025 - The Women for Women organisation has suspended its operations in Kabul following a Taliban raid on Tuesday, 18 February, according to reliable sources. A source familiar with the incident told Afghanistan International that Taliban . Learn More
The UN Commission on the Status of Women & Why It Matters
THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN & WHY IT MATTERS By Eileen Travers 9 March 2025 - Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN Headquarters in New York every March to take the . Learn More
At UN, US Opposes United Nations Commitment to Broaden Women’s Peace & Diplomacy
At UN, US Opposes United Nations Commitment to Broaden Women's Peace & Diplomacy In the first U.N. conference since the election, the U.S. tries to check the U.N.'s bid to advance the role of women in peacemaking, potentially dampening prospects for a woman secretary-general. By Colum Lynch // 07 March 2025 For champions of women’s . Learn More
Women’s Philanthropic Power
For the First Time in History, Women Will Have Serious Philanthropic Power. PUBLISHED 2/2/2025 by Amy Dornbusch As wealth and power increasingly grow in the hands of a few, it is clear how the world of philanthropy has been overwhelmingly shaped and guided by men. However, with today’s pressing global challenges—from economic inequality to . Learn More
Defense Dept. Schools Pause STEM Club for Girls & Pride Clubs
Defense Dept. Schools Pause STEM Club for Girls & Pride Clubs Clubs for Hispanic and Asian students were also among the student groups put on hold as officials raced to interpret Trump administration orders. By Sarah Mervosh February 27, 2025 - At Lakenheath High School, a school for children of U.S. military members in Britain, a club . Learn More
Syria – Evacuation of Al-Hawl Camp Families of ISIS Prepare to Leave for Iraq
Syria - Evacuation of Al-Hawl Camp Families of ISIS Prepare to Leave for Iraq Al-Hasakah province: 167 families of ISIS members, comprising nearly 618 people, are preparing for leaving Al-Hawl camp in north-east Syria for Iraq. This coincides with the ongoing efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of Iraqi families to their country in . Learn More
Ramadan 2025 – Muslim Women & Girls
RAMADAN AROUND THE WORLD – MUSLIM WOMEN & GIRLS Ramadan 2025 - March 1 After Moon Sighting Muslims hold prayers on the first night of the holy month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Islam's Holy Month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking . Learn More
Tears & Shock in Ukraine & Europe after Heated Zelensky-Trump Meeting
Zelensky Leaves White House Not Signing Minerals Deal after Oval Office Blow-Up Tears & Shock in Ukraine & Europe after Heated Zelensky-Trump Meeting Tears and shock in Ukraine and Europe after heated Zelensky-Trump meeting - The Washington Post By Siobhán O'Grady - Ellen Francis - Kostiantyn Khudov - Steve Hendrix February 28, . Learn More
A Woman’s Place: The Whole Wide World! – Song & Video by Sara Thomsen
A WOMAN’S PLACE – THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD Song & Video by Sara Thomsen WUNRN Video & Song: . A Woman's Place song by Sara Thomsen. http://www.sarathomsen.com/ . Learn More
Haiti – Sexual Violence Against Children Rises by 1,000% – UNICEF
Haiti - Sexual Violence Against Children Rises by 1,000% - UNICEF By Imogen Foulkes - BBC News in Geneva 7 February 2025 - Gang rule in Haiti has led to a staggering rise in sexual violence against children, the United Nations' children's organisation has warned. The Caribbean island has been in the grip of violent gangs for several years . Learn More
Mexico – Invisible Burden: Systemic Challenges Facing Migrant Mothers in Southern Mexico
Invisible Burden: Systemic Challenges Facing Migrant Mothers in Southern Mexico By Mario Bruzzone, Senior Policy Advisor, Migrant Rights and Justice Program, Women’s Refugee Commission December 20, 2024 - In the heart of Tapachula, the day heats up early. The Parque Central Miguel Hidalgo and Parque Bicentenario slowly fill with migrants, . Learn More
Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2025 – A Spotlight on Fertility Trends
Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2025 A Spotlight on Fertility Trends 18 February 2025 Abstract This sixth edition of Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific provides an overview of social indicators for the region. Quantitative evidence on social indicators such as poverty, social expenditures, and demographic trends across countries in . Learn More
Finland Offers Perks to Stop Its Declining Birth Rate. Women Shrug It Off!
Finland Offers Perks to Stop Its Declining Birth Rate. Women Shrug It Off! Arshi Qureshi and Mirva Lempiainen - January 27, 2025 Finland, once a model for reconciling the demands of work and family life, is grappling with a rapidly declining birth rate amid a growing desire by adults to remain child-free. Despite generous parental-leave . Learn More
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