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A village council head from a village in Alwar district of Rajasthan in India attends a meeting organized by UN Women’s partner The Hunger Project, to develop her leadership skills. Women get together to discuss priority issues and find solutions to problems such as alcoholism, lack of roads or drinking water.

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation

Portrait of a woman seated in a wheelchair against a blue-to-purple gradient background. She is wearing a red long-sleeve top under a plaid sleeveless dress. One hand rests on the arm of the wheelchair. Behind her is a large silver graphic of an institutional-style building with columns and a triangular roof. She is looking toward the camera with a neutral expression.

What justice means to women – and how to deliver it

collage of female activists

Never backing down: Women march forward for equal rights

25 February 2026

Portrait of a woman standing against a blue-to-purple gradient background with a faint image of a classical courthouse-style building with columns behind her. A large silver balance scale appears above and behind her head, with one side tilted lower than the other. She is wearing a black top and layered beaded necklaces in bright orange, yellow and red. She faces the camera with a serious expression.

Case open: Justice for all women and girls

25 February 2026

A migrant farmer in Cambodia showing off her rice harvest for a photography project in 2020. Photo: UN Women Cambodia/Women Migrant Workers participatory photography project

Women on the move: FAQs on migration and gender

15 December 2025

Migrant women workers pan for minerals in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran

Migrant women at risk of violence and exploitation

15 December 2025

two migrant women look at each other

Debunking five common myths about migrant women

15 December 2025

Three women display their handmade baskets

Why disability inclusion, women’s rights, and equality are inseparable

1 December 2025

Five essential facts to know about femicide

Five essential facts to know about femicide

25 November 2025

Facts and figures violence against women

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Ending violence against women

19 November 2025

A woman looks at her phone concerned. AI powered abuse is threatening women and girls everywhere. There is no excuse for online abuse. Photo: UN Women

AI-powered online abuse: How AI is amplifying violence against women and what can stop it

18 November 2025

Stock photo posed by model.

Online safety 101: What every woman and girl should know

18 November 2025