Categoria: gender equality
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Recent debates and evolving eligibility rules in international sports have reignited a difficult but necessary question: how do we balance fairness, inclusion, and non-discrimination in women’s competitions? The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced a new policy targeting transgender athletes and their ability to participate in the Olympic Games, starting from the 2028 Los Angeles…
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World Water Day 2026: corporate greed and water scarcity leave 2.1 billion people without clean water. Nestlé’s impact on global resources and how to join the fight for water justice and gender equality.
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Ever heard someone tell you that you can’t work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields just because you’re a woman? These old and outdated stereotypes are vanishing, but still – unluckily – exist in our society. Women and girls have the same potential as anyone else, but often lack equal opportunities. For the…
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6 February 2026 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also called “female genital cutting”, a useless and painful practice still used in various countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This terrifying practice is considered a ‘social norm’ in those culture that perform it, but is considered a…
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On 23 November 2021, UNESCO’s General Conference declared the 28 January the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, that is cooperation between countries to address common global challenges. The day recognises the key role women play in advancing human rights, peace and sustainability in the multilateral system. Throughout history, according to GWL Voices, an organization…
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For decades, we told ourselves that global politics were moving – slowly and imperfectly – toward rules, cooperation, and shared norms. Today, that narrative is collapsing. Wars of conquest are again pursued as legitimate tools of state power, mass civilian casualties are framed as “collateral damage,” and violations of international law increasingly go unpunished. Military spending is…
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Why does it take 9 years to diagnose endometriosis? Discover the reality of living with “endo,” the global funding gap in women’s health, and how you can support life-changing research for a faster, more accessible diagnosis.
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25th of November: a day as symbolic as heavy. This day is dedicated to the elimination of violence against women, a task definitely easier said than done. On a reoccurrence like this, we need to focus on understanding systemic gender-based violence, starting from small acts like catcalling, to try to eradicate that violence at the…
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Imagine a policy meant to support women in the workplace, but it only helps white, middle-class women. Many will still face overlapping barriers that the policy ignores. This is the problem intersectionality seeks to address: from the EU’s Gender Equality Strategy to the UN’s SDGs, an intersectional approach is seen as fundamental for inclusive and…
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It’s International Students Day! Today, November 17, we celebrate school, independence, and the courage of students all over the world. If you are – or were – a student, you have probably thought at least once that school is boring and you couldn’t wait for class to end so you could go home ( e.…