Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The unequal treatment of women in the law is one of the most visible forms of gender inequality. Prevalent legal ...

Gender Equality as a human right and a development goal is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights and in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...

Social scientists and gender theorists have long debated the causes of achievement disparities between males and females in certain competencies. For example, if we find (as we do) that most engineers ...

Last week, reports emerged that the G7 leaders meeting in Italy were grappling with issues related to gender parity, including the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right. Unlike last year, ...

In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, groundbreaking discoveries, and instantaneous global communication, the staggering prediction that gender parity is not just slow and uneven but ...

After decades of creating laws that assumed “sex” and “gender” were synonymous, lawmakers across the country are taking another look at how states define those terms. Scientific and legal ...

Gender equality is an essential component of a fair and just society, and because what happens in the world of work is a major catalyst for change in the broader population, ensuring that gender ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The five judges on the court stressed that their ruling was limited to interpreting the 2010 law as it pertains to women, and that ...

April 16 (UPI) --The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled Wednesday that trans women are not legally women under the British Equality Act. The court ruled that the "meaning of the terms 'sex,' ...

Climate change impacts are being felt across sectors in all regions of the world, and adaptation projects are being implemented to reduce climate risks and existing vulnerabilities. Climate adaptation ...

The legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act relates to biological sex, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The landmark decision follows a long-running challenge brought by women's rights ...