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UNESCO advocates for advancement of gender equality at the “Assises de la Parité” in France

UNESCOs Assistant DirectorGeneral for Social and Human Sciences Gabriela Ramos represented UNESCO in the third edition of the Assises de la Parité Gender Equality Forum organized by the International Womens Forum IWF France in Paris The Forum brought together inspiring and influential personalities to shape the next steps towards achieving gender equality the event involved over 8000 remote audience members

Commemoration of 100th death anniversary of Vilma Hugonnai, Hungary’s first female physician

On 27 July 2022 the Permanent Delegation of Hungary to UNESCO hosted a roundtable at the Liszt Institute of Paris on Women in Science Todays Challenges Tomorrows Prospects The roundtable commemorated the 100th anniversary of the death of Vilma Hugonnai Hungarys first female physician

UNESCO "United against racism and discrimination" stamp receives honourable award from La Poste in France

The United against racism and discrimination stamp launched in September 2021 by La Poste the French Post Office in close cooperation with UNESCOs Social and Human Sciences Sector was selected for the 31st edition of La Postes Stamp Awards Ceremony In the most beautiful stamp 2021 category it received the third prize during the Stamp Election 2021 evening organized on 23 June 2022

Insights for fostering gender equality in the digital world

On 30 May 2022 UNESCO organized a highlevel session at the WSIS Forum on Mainstreaming Gender Equality on Digital Transformation through Capacity Building

Learning from gender roles to improve mangrove forest management of the Ranong Biosphere Reserve

Launch of the audiobook "Au-delà de nos larmes"

Audelà de nos larmes Beyond our tears is a story of testimony and struggle in which shines an impressive determination and courage

UNESCO and ICFJ release new research on online violence against women journalists

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists ICFJ released two extracted chapters of the upcoming fulllength report The Chilling A global study of online violence against women journalists

JazzWomenAfrica

UNESCO celebrates jazz women in Africa with a concert on 30 April which will be streamed online

New UNESCO and IEA brief: Missing out on half of the world’s potential in mathematics and science

Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Women Around the World

Globally studies show that women in the labor force are paid less hold fewer senior positions and participate less in science technology engineering and mathematics STEM fields A 2019 UNESCO report found that women represent only 29 of science RD positions globally and are already 25 less likely than men to know how to leverage digital technology for basic uses

What you need to know about UNESCO’s global report on boys’ disengagement from education

Femina Vox, to make women's voices heard

Event organized under the patronage of UNESCO and in partnership with Sorbonne University on the occasion of the International Womens Rights Day

How to advance gender equality in climate change response

Climate change disproportionately affects women youth and Indigenous peoples Yet while 45 of the COP26 team are now women almost all of the senior publicfacing roles are taken by men despite the fact that in certain countries only 56 of men consider climate change a serious problem against 83 of women In 2021 an estimated four million young people took to the streets across the world demonstrating an unprecedented level of leadership in tackling the climate crisis