In Focus
Gender
This beat covers policies about gender equality, empowering of women, issues of violence against women, and gender-related rights.
Kenyan marathoner fighting Gender-Based Violence in memory of fallen athletes
Gender Based Violence
Viola Cheptoo started a foundation to create awareness and support GBV survivors. They visit schools, youth training camps, and churches, educating young girls on the red flags to watch out for and stressing the importance of speaking out against violence.
‘Education gave me new life and purpose’
Education
A survivor of sexual violence uses her powerful story to advocate for the empowerment of other survivors and promote education as a preventive measure.
We shouldn’t have to beg or negotiate for women rights
Sierra Leone
— Isata Mahoi, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs
Breaking gender barriers through education
Women & GirlsNigeria
Nigerian gender advocate roots for empowerment of women and girls
Latest recommendations from the UN Global Crisis Response Group call for windfall tax to fund fair policies and sustainable energy solutions
—Says Morissanda Kouyaté, Guinea’s foreign minister and 2020 UN Mandela Prize winner
New UN Women report shows that women’s feelings of safety have been eroded.
— Dr. Jemimah Njuki, the Custodian for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and a Food Systems Champion.