From March 10th until March 21st, 2025, the 69th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) gathers thousands of participants from 45 nations at the UN headquarters in New York. The commission began … Continue reading
Tag: Gender inequality
Maternal Health, Gender Bias, and the Growing Need for Intersectionality in the Health Sector
The history of gender-based discrimination, both old and omnipresent, can be traced back to when humans started to develop agriculture. Thousands of years later, the Western world began to acknowledge this inequality and the suffrage movement initiated the codification of … Continue reading
The Consequences of Gender Inequality in Sports on Women and Girls
The benefits of sports go far beyond physical well-being. Improvements in social, mental, and economic outlooks as a result of sports participation have been tracked across all demographic breakdowns, particularly children. Unfortunately, barriers generated by fundamental inequalities continue to impact … Continue reading
Gambians Deserve an Equitable Post-Pandemic Society
Clearly, the economic and democratic problems that The Gambia faces in this nearly post-pandemic environment are significant. What are some possible solutions?
Afghanistan: Where the Climate Crisis and Gender Inequality Intersect
Afghanistan is facing a major crisis as millions of Afghans risk running out of food before winter arrives. In August, the Taliban takeover exacerbated economic instability, causing an exponential increase in food prices and displacing 3.5 million Afghans.