Accelerating Gender-Responsive Disaster Management with Sendai Gender Action Plan
The Sendai Gender Action Plan aims to improve the Sendai Framework by increasing resource allocations, activities, and impacts of gender-responsive disaster risk reduction.... Read More
SDGs Goal 5
Mama Bambu: How Women in Flores, Indonesia Take Part in Environmental Conservation
Mama Bambu comprises hundreds of women in Flores, Indonesia, who take care of their environment through bamboo nursery programs. ... Read More
How Medicinal Plants Support Healthcare in Asia and Beyond
Medicinal plants have long been utilized by communities worldwide to improve the health and wellbeing of society. ... Read More
Exploring Gendered Impacts of Disasters
In a policy brief, UN Women explores the gendered impacts of disasters in Asia and the Pacific, particularly during heatwaves and drought.
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Beyond the Controversy of Period Leave
The period leave policy emerges to accommodate those who need a few days off during menstruation. So, how is it controversial?
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Expert Report Explores Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
HLPE-FSN published a report exploring the trends, causes, and framework of inequalities in food security and nutrition.... Read More
Deloitte Report Shares How Physical and Mental Health Affects Women at Work
Mental and physical health highly affects women at work, highlighting employers' role to provide a safe and healthy work environment.... Read More
Empowering Women in Papua New Guinea for Clean Water Access
In Papua New Guinea, the WaterAid program aims to empower local women to establish community-managed clean water sources.... Read More
Improving the Participation of Women in STEM
Improving the participation of women in STEM is a necessary step in creating progress toward sustainable development.... Read More
Local Women Produce Alternative Charcoal to Minimize Deforestation in Uganda
To help halt deforestation in Uganda, local women began making alternative charcoal briquettes out of food scraps. ... Read More