Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations, and needs equally, regardless of gender.
Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021 UN Women - December 22, 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality and women's rights from the past 12 months. From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women in the highest political offices to eliminating gender stereotypes in advertising, join us in celebrating some of the small and big strides for gender equality in 2021.
See 2021 through the eyes of 12 women photographers CNN - December 30, 2021
This year, As Equals, CNN's global gender reporting team, has endeavored to resist reactionary reporting. We've slowed right down. Our journalism has sought not just to report or describe what is happening to women and gender non-conforming people around the world, but to explore why various oppressions and inequalities persist - and why, in some cases, they are getting worse. Photography has been an essential tool for us in doing this work, but in an image-saturated world, and in industries - journalism and, more specifically, photojournalism - that are still dominated by men, it is important to continue to question what it is we need to see and who gets to capture the world that we see. This photo gallery, produced in collaboration with Women Photograph, helps to broaden what we think of as news stories worth telling, and gives a platform to more women storytellers and image makers.
Women around the world share lessons learned during the pandemic CNN - January 4, 2021
To mark International Women's Day, we asked women around the world what lessons they've learned during the pandemic that could help other women in the year ahead.
International Women's Day 2021 - Every first opens the door for many
To mark International Women's Day, we asked women around the world what lessons they've learned during the pandemic that could help other women in the year ahead. As of 2020, just 23 of the 622 Nobel Prizes awarded in the sciences have gone to women.
BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?
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