Photo by Daniel Lincoln on Unsplash As increasingly severe natural disasters rage across the globe, such as the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, their devastating consequences extend beyond burned landscapes and lost homes. These disasters reveal stark gender disparities in their impact, underscoring why climate change must be viewed through a gender-sensitive lens. Natural disasters, […]
Fiscal Policies Can Increase Female Workforce Participation
Equitable workforce opportunities for women are beneficial to everyone, but research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that female workforce participation still lags greatly behind that of men. Due to the stubborn persistence of gender gaps in wages and educational opportunities, the average female workforce participation rate is 20 percentage points behind the male […]
Trump’s Request for Global Gender Equity Program Details Leaves Many Fearing for their Future
This week the Trump transition team requested documents from the State Department outlining the details of their programs aimed at promoting gender equality, sending shock-waves through the Department and advocacy communities over fears that the programs might be cut.
