Gender equality
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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.
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CARE International launch campaign to #ChangeTheStory on women’s representation ahead of upcoming Euros
Read moreCARE International UK, a leading humanitarian charity with a focus on women and girls, is partnering with Wikimedia UK and Women In Red ahead of the Women’s Euros to #ChangeTheStory on women’s representation.
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Report reveals gender hunger gap widening as global food crisis worsens
Read moreA new report by humanitarian charity CARE International has warned that at least 150 million more women go hungry than men as the global food crisis worsens.
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New research reveals the impact of food and economic crisis in Afghanistan on women and girls
Read moreResearch by the humanitarian organisation CARE International reveals the harsh toll the food and economic crisis in Afghanistan is having on women and girls including the access to medical attention and an increase in child marriages.
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Feminism is a global issue, and so is solidarity
Read moreIn 2015, International Women's Day falls 60 days before women can vote in the British General Election. Women have had 18 opportunities to do so since we were granted equal voting rights as men in 1928, and in a sense, we have come of age.
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The fight against FGM: How an Imam is speaking out
Read moreOne Friday, Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf stood up, took the microphone, and started a conversation about female genital mutilation (FGM) – a subject considered taboo to speak about by most Somali men.
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Meet the girls from Syria who are changing the story for women’s football
Read moreGirls at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan are using football to #ChangeTheStory for themselves and their teammates.
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International Day of the Girl: A message from Syrian girls
Read moreOn International Day of the Girl, we’d like to share with you the hopes and dreams of Syrian girls.
