Communications and Media
Rayburn Exhibition Highlights Changing Landscape for Women and Girls in Afghanistan
A multimedia installation, created by ART WORKS Projects and co-presented by UN Women, documenting the dynamic challenges and successes experienced by women and girls in Afghanistan launches this week on Capitol Hill. The exhibit, Women Between Peace and War: Afghanistan, will be presented in conjunction with Rep. Donna F. Edwards [MD-04] and will be open for public viewing in the Rayburn Foyer on 14 and 15 March.
“One Woman” song to be released on International Women’s Day – the Countdown begins today!
As of today, behind-the-scenes videos chronicling the song’s year-long production will be available at http://song.unwomen.org to count down toward the launch on 8 March. This musical celebration of women worldwide features more than 20 artists from across the globe.
Across the air waves, the voice of gender equality is being heard
As World Radio Day is commemorated on 13 February worldwide, a look at UN Women’s partnership with this powerful medium to spread the message of women’s empowerment.
Radio broadcasters spread messages of peace in Darfur
Darfur has known conflict and tragedy for years. Sounds of gunfire and heavy shelling fill the air, with both sides killing and displacing many thousands of women and children. But for Intisar Ginded, a mother of one, the pursuit of peace in Darfur is an ideal worth highlighting.
Closing the science and technology gender gap in the Dominican Republic
According to a study by the Research Center for Women’s Action (CIPAF), about 80 per cent of teachers in the Dominican Republic believe that boys excel in mathematics while girls do better in languages. But the facts speak to a different reality: “We compared these results with real data and found out that it was [...]
