Gender equality
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International Day of Education: A reflection on education in Yemen today
Read moreHuda Dhaif, CARE Yemen’s Governance and Education Advisor, reflects on what can be done to increase access to safe, inclusive, and quality education for boys and girls in Yemen.
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CARE resumes health and nutrition activities in Afghanistan with male and female staff
Read moreCARE will be resuming its health and nutrition operations in Afghanistan after obtaining the necessary assurances from the Ministry of Public Health that our female staff will be able to carry out their work safely and unfettered, both in community-based and support roles.
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A ban on female aid workers in Afghanistan will cost lives, warn leading aid groups
Read moreFour of the largest international aid groups working in Afghanistan have warned that the lives of women and children are at risk if the de facto authorities do not immediately reverse a ban on female NGO workers in the country.
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7 women activists raise their voices to prevent sexual violence in conflict
Read moreCARE is bringing together 7 women activists from 7 conflict-affected regions to attend the International Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference in London.
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Women like Farah need our help now
Read moreFarah was forced to flee her home in search of safety, due to conflict in her country. Today she lives in a displacement camp in Idlib in north-western Syria.
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330 million women could lose one meal a day due to the impact of the war in Ukraine
Read moreOver 200 million people urgently needed humanitarian food assistance just to survive by September 2022.
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A gender-just green transition is a triple win for people, the planet and economies
Read moreWomen’s and girls’ opportunities to participate equally in the economy and carry out decent work are steeply declining.
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Ukraine: New UN Women and CARE International Report highlights the disproportionate impact of the war on women and minorities
Read moreAfter more than two months of war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of refugees and displaced people to flee their homes, a new Rapid Gender Analysis by UN Women and CARE reveals that women and minorities are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety and access to food as a result of the crisis.
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The Future of Work is Sexist: COVID-19’s impact on the lives of women and girls has rolled back progress on gender equality by a generation
Read moreWomen were 1.8 times more likely to be driven out of the workforce during the pandemic. CARE International’s report titled The Future of Work is Sexist, has identified key areas impacted by the pandemic that are rolling back progress on gender equality in the workplace:
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Leaders urged to listen to female voices, as women around the world personally address global leaders ahead of G7
Read moreSeven women from countries including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have written to G7 leaders to offer a first-hand perspective on how the world’s most pressing crises are affecting women and girls globally.
