International Women's Day Archives

Only Six Countries In the World Have Full Gender Equality in the Work Place

One way to measure systemic gender discrimination is to survey the kinds of laws that are on the that either stymie or facilitate the participation of women in the work force. To that end, the World Bank publishes a regular...

A New Report Shows That Banks Could Profit Big Time By Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap

Every year on March 8, women around the globe celebrate their fight for equal rights. But it’s also a day to call out inequalities that still persist to the detriment of not just women, but society as a whole –...

What You Might Not Know about the History of International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day. It was founded in 1908 with a march through New York City of women demanding better pay, better working conditions and the right to vote. Since then, it’s been commemorated around the world as a...

Map of the Day: The Gates-Clinton Data Viz Collaboration

For International Women’s Day, the Clinton Foundation and Gates Foundation launched a new project for International Women’s Day yesterday. The website for “No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project” offers a trove of hard data and storytelling about global gender equality...

“I killed myself because I was pregnant”

Counting women’s lives (and deaths) on International Women’s Day.

Happy International Women’s Day 2012!

We have a suite of posts in store to commemorate the occasion. We will kick off the festivities here on UN Dispatch with two items from our friends at the UN Foundation and one excellent list from Women Deliver.

And What An International Women’s Day It Has Been!

The authoritative link drop for International Women's Day.

Global Reproductive Health as a Political Football

A sharp editorial in the New York Times called Congress' assault on Planned Parenthood part of a "war on women." On International Women's Day, it is worth keeping in mind that there are global dimensions to this struggle as well.