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Voices Heard: A Women’s Theatre Festival

Speech: We listen to the voices of women and girls in our capitals, in our villages, and in our towns

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the closing of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Feminist Lessons From the 1990s: How Women Became a Political Force

The 1990s began with feminists determined not to surrender the ground they had fought for in the Reagan era—and almost immediately, the stakes became impossible to ignore. In Octo...

From Silence to Accountability: The Power of Women’s War Testimonies

Much research has documented wars and their consequences, yet it is men's experiences which have dominated our understanding. The post From Silence to Accountability: The Power of...

Speech: The women that you have been inviting have inspiring stories and a powerful message. It is your turn to show tha...

Statement by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning playwright and actor, Danai Gurira, to the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.

Essential Picture Books About Girls Using Their Voice

   Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop once explained children’s literature as serving two functions: mirrors and windows. Some books are like […] The post Essential Picture Books About Girls U...

Speech: We have the responsibility to call out under-representation of women

Opening Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the UN Observance of International Women’s Day 2021, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a C...

Women’s Voices from the Americas webinar series (23 & 30 May)

The Struggle for Justice, Peace and Care for the Earth. This webinar series will give participants an opportunity to learn from women leaders in the Americas about their interconne...

Speech: Standing with women everywhere, united in calling for change

Opening remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Generation Equality Forum, in Mexico.

Peace Without Women? Ongoing Peace Talks and War Negotiations Keep Leaving Women Behind

As negotiations over conflicts across the Middle East continue, one pattern remains stubbornly familiar: women are largely absent from the room. From Gaza to Iran, women are bearin...

Feminist Lessons from the 2000s: The Power of a Feminist Majority

The 2000s opened with a contradiction: Feminist ideas had never been more popular—polls found that overwhelming majorities of women and substantial majorities of men agreed with th...

Women Demand Action on Peace and Equality

Women leaders have called for urgent action to translate the country’s gender equality commitments into tangible improvements in communities warning that policies alone will not de...

I Am, and We Are…Empowered Women!

We’ve come a long way, and we’re not going back!Continue reading on Middle-Pause »

Speech: Let’s put an end to ‘Where are the women?’

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.

Ugandan activists make the case for ecofeminism

In this edition of Undertones, we explore a narrative calling for women to play a central role in climate-related decision-making in Uganda.

Speech: The world jumped and patriarchy shook

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Closing Ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France.

Speech: This is the time to accelerate the attainment of women’s rights

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the virtual launch event for “Citizens Call for A Gender-Equal World: A Roadmap for Action”, a public perception su...

Speech: The pace of change in women’s representation in national militaries globally remains too slow

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Elsie Initiative Fund: High-Level Virtual Launch of the Second Programming Round.

Feminist Lessons from the 1970s: How Feminists Transformed American Life

In 1972, when Ms. first hit newsstands, abortion was illegal in most of the country. Women could be denied credit cards, mortgages and loans without a husband’s signature. Newspape...

Speech: Women, the largest and most reliable constituency for peace, ready to participate

Speech delivered by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the Security Council open debate on women and peace and security, UN headquarters, 17...

If Women Only Knew What They Never Heard

Women in the workplace are often unaware of the personal comments men make about their bodies, clothing choices, or even the way they walk.

Why gender diversity matters in technology

In the face of widespread oppression and commodification of the global south, our hope rests on the strength of our diversity as we move together imperfectly towards our collective...

Womena Platform Founder Elissa Freiha Wants The World To See Feminism Through The Eyes Of Arab Women

When we hear or read narratives about feminism in mainstream media, it is typically through a white and Western lens. This is problematic on a global scale, as it stops feminists a...

Rise and fall of a community leader in ‘A Woman Among Women’ Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center

Conceived and written by Julia May Jonas as a contemporary female-centric counterpoint to Arthur Miller’s 1946 American classic All My Sons, A Woman Among Women (the title inspired...