The meandering path of gender reform in Africa
Informality prevails in Africa, especially among women. Eighty-eight per cent of working African women were employed in the informal economy in 2022...
The Uneven Path Towards Women’s Rights in Argentina
Argentina’s progress towards legal equality for women has been slower than in most other Latin American countries. In 1971 Argentina’s score of 31 on...
What’s at stake for women in Argentina
The stakes are high for gender equality in Argentina, which has a chequered history in gender reform. Now the next president might be an extreme-right...
The gap between perceptions and outcomes of women’s rights in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates have taken steps to alleviate gender inequalities in its legal system, amending their labour, personal status and criminal...
The Sudden Surge in Gender Legal Reform in the UAE
Since 2017, the United Arab Emirates have introduced several gender legal reforms after decades of poor performance on economic and social equality...