Keeping girls in the picture: a new campaign
According to UNESCO, there are 11 million girls at risk of not returning to formal education in 2020.
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September 2, 2020
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August 7, 2020
COVID-19 has “devastating” effect on women and girls
Natalia Kanem, executive director of the UN Population Fund, is among experts warning about disrupted health services and a surge […]
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August 6, 2020
The value of history to project the future
Dr. Brenda Gael McSweeney, Network Director of UNESCO/UNITWIN has confirmed the launch of the “Women & UN Origins” series. The Buenos Aires-based Global Network of UNESCO Chairs on Gender led by Gloria Bonder, has joined in shaping and publishing the series. […]
July 14, 2020
The achievements of the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Gender, Culture & People-Centered Development
It is our pleasure to present a visual portrait of some of the achievements of the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Gender, Culture & People-Centered Development, led by Brenda Gael McSweeney Ph. D. and anchored at Boston University’s Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program, including a new series on a young women’s forum. […]
July 13, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to ensure gender equality
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has upended almost every facet of academia.
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July 1, 2020
Gender equality in Latin American universities: learning from experience and proposals for institutional transformation
Conference by Gloria Bonder -coordinator of the UNESCO Regional Chair for Women, Science and Technology at FLACSO, Argentina- within the framework of the course on Policies for Gender Equality at the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), aimed at managers of this institution. […]
May 29, 2020
A significant advance in the fight against COVID-19: an Argentine researcher develops a test for the simplified detection of the virus
En un momento inédito, en el que la ciencia -a nivel mundial- busca con urgencia aportar soluciones frente a la pandemia del COVID-19, la Dra. Carolina Carrillo (Investigadora CONICET, Directora de Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo ICT Milstein CONICET) con su equipo de investigación desarrolló un test de rápida aplicación (y a bajo costo) para la detección del virus.
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May 27, 2020
The lessons of COVID-19
In the context created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Latanya Mapp Frett, President of Global Fund for Women, has written a letter listing 19 lessons she wants to share.
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April 30, 2020
The call for nominations for the 2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education is now open.
Do you know any person or organization that carries out educational projects destined to empower girls and women? Their work, in times when the world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, is more important than ever.
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April 29, 2020
The call for nominations for the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards is now open.
We are pleased to inform you that the call for nominations for the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards is now open.
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March 20, 2020
UNESCO’s activities for Women’s Month in Cyprus
In commemoration of Women’s Month, the UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment directed by Prof. Mary Koutselini of the University Of Cyprus organized the lecture and round table discussion entitled ‘Femicide and bias against women’ addressed to adults and academics, on March 17th 2020.
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March 19, 2020
International Women’s day in West Bengal, UNESCO’s participation
The UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Gender, Culture & People-Centered Development, coordinated by Dr. Asha Mukherjee of Visva-Bharati University, in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, organized events to celebrate Women’s Month on March 5th and 7th. […]
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July 17, 2019
The Time is Now: Feminist Leadership for a New Era: new publication of The Global Network UNESCO Chairs on Gender
➡ To access to the eBook One of the most relevant subjects in the Gender Studies agenda is the women’s leadership […]
May 6, 2019
“La urgencia de vivir. Teoría feminista de las emociones”. The new book by Teresa Langle de Paz, member of the Global Network of UNESCO Chairs on Gender
The book is a comprehensive theory to illustrate and bring attention to the fact that feminist politics should not disregard […]
April 14, 2019
UNESCO Regional Chair Women, Science and Technology in Latin America at X Ibero-American Congress of Scientific Education
UNESCO Regional Chair Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, through its coordinator, Gloria Bonder, participated in the X Ibero-American […]