1 million women and girls in Gaza Strip face mass starvation
Famine thresholds have been reached for food consumption in most of the Gaza Strip and for acute malnutrition in Gaza City, a UN-backed authority on hunger warns.
WHO calls for expanded access to midwifery care models
The world's estimated 2.2 million midwives aren't evenly distributed, a trend reflected by disproportionately high maternal mortality rates in poorer countries.
New report reveals the state of the global gender gap
Gender gaps are closing fast in some parts of the world, but full parity is still over 100 years away at the current pace, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025.
Ecofeminist movements have led to initiatives like the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, which empowers women through tree planting and environmental conservation.
'Crisis of grievance' erodes trust in government, business, media, NGOs
The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer found 61% of people have a moderate or high sense of grievance — a belief that government and business make their lives harder and serve narrow interests.
