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gender and poverty data
Research highlight|Economic empowerment
Four facts you need to know about gender and poverty today
women count in 2020
Data Bite|Women Count updates
Women Count in 2020
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures|Gender and COVID-19
With household chores up and spending down, this holiday season is set to buck tradition – but that’s not all bad
Photo: UN Women Europe and Central Asia/Rena Effendi
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the care burden, but by how much?
Mural painted by women in Zone 18, one of the most violent neighbourhoods in Guatemala City April 2018. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Research highlight|Ending violence against women
Measures to address violence against women during the pandemic have been uneven and insufficient
Photo: UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking
Research highlight|Economic empowerment
Fallout of COVID-19: Working moms are being squeezed out of the labour force
COVID-19 emergency response activities, Madartek, Basabo, Dhaka. Photo: UN Women
Research highlight|Peace and security
Chronically underfunded, women peace builders need support more than ever
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Data Bite|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 is driving women and girls deeper into poverty
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