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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 12, 2019
Women and Economic Growth
The Economic Gains of Gender Parity
Kim K. Azzarelli, Jamille Bigio, and Richard Fry analyze factors underlying the global gender wage gap and discuss the benefits of gender parity, with Elmira Bayrasli moderating.
April 8, 2024
Sexual Violence
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations recognized rape as a war crime in 2008 through the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1820. Despite this step, sexual violence remains a widespread practice in wars and con…
June 25, 2020
Canada
Virtual Roundtable: Protecting Gender Equality During COVID-19
COVID-19 responses that ignore the pandemic’s disproportionate effects on women and girls risk exacerbating gender inequities and posing additional social and economic costs around the world. Women a…
September 15, 2020
Women and Women's Rights
Virtual Roundtable: Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Governments worldwide have imposed lockdowns and implored residents to stay home to contain the spread of COVID-19. But for some, home is a dangerous place. Emerging data from around the world indica…
June 12, 2018
Women and Women's Rights
Corruption, Gender Inequality, and the MeToo Movement
Research shows that corruption hinders development and reinforces inequality. Yet anti-corruption efforts generally fail to recognize and address the impact corruption has on women’s lives. When wome…
