Articles

A group of women lime farmers stand proudly for a group photo

Women farmers and gender equality: Why closing the gender gap matters

14 October 2026

Eight women farmers stand proudly in their tomato field

Gender-responsive climate and environmental action

14 October 2026

Woman fishing in Dili, Timor-Leste

How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

Palestinian women grieve over the bodies of their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

In Focus: Supporting women and girls affected by the war on Gaza

A illustration representing internet slang from the manosphere

Glossary: The manosphere

24 September 2026

A person at a meeting table holds a document beside microphones and other meeting materials

The women’s leadership gap that we should all be talking about

17 September 2026

Sima Bahous speaks at a podium in front of a large auditorium

In Focus: 81st Session of the UN General Assembly

17 September 2026

A village council head from a village in Alwar district of Rajasthan in India attends a meeting organized by UN Women’s partner The Hunger Project, to develop her leadership skills. Women get together to discuss priority issues and find solutions to problems such as alcoholism, lack of roads or drinking water.

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation

15 September 2026

An Afghan woman, who returned from Pakistan earlier that day, rests with her son inside a tent erected to give returnees some shade from the burning sun at Takhta Pul, near the Pakistan border. UN Women: Sayed Habib Bidell.

FAQs: What it’s like to be a woman in Afghanistan today

An Afghan woman stands outside her village

Five years since the Taliban takeover: The state of women’s rights in Afghanistan

Two women and two girls walk along a path carrying large water containers on their heads, surrounded by trees.

Extreme heat and the unequal consequences of the climate crisis

A group of women wearing purple shirts ride together in an open-sided truck, smiling and holding signs.

How to make a city safer for women and girls