This report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, focusing not only on the current level of progress, but also on the likelihood of achieving gender equality across the Goals at the current trajectory. Among this year’s recommendations is a call to significantly expand national investments and international financing in support of gender equality.
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This report provides a unique quantification of the costs in terms of lost growth opportunities and an estimate of what societies, economies, and communities would gain…
This report examines first of all what ‘a gender perspective’ in peace agreements might mean, suggesting that the term has not been fully enough considered. It also…
The situation of women combatants and the roles they can play in conflict transformation and peacebuilding is an area which has received minimal attention in the women,…
UN Women has developed a provisional tool, the UN Women Private Sector Accountability Framework, to encourage and aid private sector partners to benchmark their own…
Issue 5 of “TRANSFORM – The magazine for gender-responsive evaluation” showcases the insights, conclusions and ways forward to the “Review of corporate gender equality…
This paper analyzes the gender dimensions of social protection in three countries in the Pacific region – Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu – and explores how best to…
This paper examines how growth, social reproduction and gender equality are connected in ways that make paid and unpaid care work a key determinant of macroeconomic…
This paper examines government policies that aim to balance work and family life, focusing on employment based leaves and early childhood education and care services in…
What can we learn from 21 evaluations managed by UN Women in 2014? What are the good practices and lessons learned to achieve gender equality? Issue 4 of “TRANSFORM –…
As a result of a wide-ranging consultation process with United Nations Member States, civil society and international organizations, this position paper sets out UN…