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‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually

Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality, UN Women estimates. This gap means that programmes and services for women and ...

Gender equality in Japan ranked last of developed nations again

WASHINGTON--Japan has the widest gender gap among developed countries, ranking 73rd among 190 economies in a World Bank ...
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Study finds men eat meat more often than women, especially in gender-equal, developed countries

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined whether sex-related differences are universal, influenced by cultural norms, related to opportunities to express certain ...
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One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals

The UN warns that a deliberate political retreat from gender equality is reversing decades of progress, and calls for equal power for women everywhere New York, 17 September 2026 – The Gender Snapshot ...