Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Schnall is a journalist who amplifies women’s leadership. In recent years, we have heard various alarming estimates about ...

On 11 February 2026, UNESCO celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science at its Headquarters in Paris, bringing together more than 4,000 participants from around the world, both in ...

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are fundamental to sustainable development, yet women and girls ...

"This International Women's Day, let's not forget that the evidence demonstrates that enhancing women's representation across multiple sectors contributes to wealthier and, hence, healthier societies ...

The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves. The first global study to investigate how ...

Women athletes have come a long way since the 1900 Paris Olympics, where they were first allowed to compete on the world’s greatest sport stage. They accounted for only 2.2% of all competitors then.

President Ramaphosa hails Hosi N’wamitwa II as a pioneer of gender equality President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late Hosi Dr Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni N’wamitwa II as a trailblazer who ...

One hundred thirty two years is a long time—particularly for women. That is how long it will take to close the global gender gap at current rates of progress according to the latest estimates from the ...

The United Nations goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is impossible to attain because of deeply rooted biases against women around the world in health, education, employment and the halls of ...

The gender equality symbol is a simple design that represents the fight for gender equality and gender equity. The gender equality symbol is often used in campaigns and demonstrations and can be found ...

Gender equality is vital for a peaceful and sustainable world. Thirty years since the Fourth World Conference on Women was held, and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted, some ...

The 2026 IWD theme is #Balance the Scales for gender equality. For just $45 per person, a fabulous two-course luncheon will ...