Fifty minutes a day. That’s the amount of additional time men would need to contribute every day to caring for children and households to make a leap toward achieving gender equality in unpaid care, according to the third-ever State of the World’s Fathers report.
Tag: Women Deliver Series
Nothing About Us Without Us
Girl Effect, the Government of Canada and Women Deliver just launched a new Initiative focused on engaging young people around sexual and reproductive health and rights.
The Middle-Income Trap: Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Too often, middle-income regions like Latin America and the Caribbean are ignored in conversations about global gender equality and women’s rights and health.
Women and Men are Ready to Deliver Gender Justice—With Passion
There was a buzzing air of positivity at Women Deliver, and such a diverse mix of people spreading ideas and creating partnerships to make collaborative action possible.
Women Belong at the Center of the Environmental Justice Movement
When women are included in the climate planning process, not only do they bring in a unique perspective, but are also more likely to take part in solutions. When diverse perspectives are engaged in climate action, stronger solutions are more likely.
Fueling Sustainable Development for Women and Girls with Clean Cookstoves
Increasing access to clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels can deliver dramatic gender impacts, while also improving health, protecting the environment, and enhancing livelihoods
Solving the Global Reproductive Care Crisis Means Solving the Funding Crisis
The current shortfall facing groups like UNFPA is the result of a shift in donor funding priorities and an overall decrease in funding for development programs. There is no quick fix for that.
I’m Still Asking: Where’s The Family Planning?
As thousands of advocates, policymakers and global leaders wrap up a week of discussion at the Women Deliver conference on how to transform our world, I can’t help but keep asking: WTFP?!
5 Key Takeaways on Ending Child Marriage from the Women Deliver Conference
Mabel van Orange, chair of Girls Not Brides, said at this conference: “A world that has child marriage will never be a world where girls and boys are equal, a world where women are equal to men.” Here’s five ways we can build a world where they are.
Young People Need Reproductive Justice—And They’re Fighting For It
I feel strongly that every woman, regardless of age or where she lives, must have the ability to decide her own future— including her reproductive future.