gender inequality

March 27, 2017

UN agrees roadmap to women’s economic empowerment

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women has agreed on a roadmap to women’s full and equal participation in the economy as a vital step to achieving sustainable development as the body concluded its two-week session.
March 9, 2017

Confront root causes of gender inequality says Christian Aid

Gender equality will never become a reality until governments invest in breaking down the social constraints that prevent women living in poverty from progressing economically, Christian Aid has said
March 8, 2016

UN agency reports large gender gaps across global labour market

Despite modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative .
August 28, 2014

Living wage 'out of reach' for most women working part-time, says TUC

The majority of women working part-time earn less than the living wage in over 50 local authority areas across Britain, according to research published today by the TUC.
July 31, 2014

Christian Aid publishes new paper examining the theology of gender

Being made male or female should be a gift of God, not a weapon of oppression says a new paper by Christian Aid, Of the Same Flesh: exploring a theology of gender.
November 4, 2013

Number of young women in low paid jobs has trebled in 20 years, says TUC

The proportion of young women doing low-paid, low-skill jobs has trebled over the last 20 years, according to new research commissioned by the TUC.
July 8, 2013

Voices of faith challenge violation of women’s rights

Former US President Jimmy Carter has called the abuse of women the “most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation in the whole world.”
December 5, 2012

The Bristol Christian Union women speaker ban was unbiblical

Update: Bristol University Christian Union performs U-turn on female speakers http://tinyurl.com/cojwb8j
July 13, 2012

Mexico fails to tackle increased levels of violence against women

The Mexican authorities have failed to protect women from increasing levels of violence and discrimination, says Amnesty International.
April 19, 2012

Female genius and religion

Key aspects of Christian (and notably Christendom) tradition have been used to cement or justify women's oppression. But dismissing Christianity simply as something to be thankfully consigned to history means consigning all the achievements of women who have identified themselves as Christian alongside it, says Alison Jasper. From this perspective, all Christian women are victims if not collaborators. A rounder picture is needed.