According to the UN, women around the world are paid less, less likely to be entrepreneurs, and face more food insecurity than men. As director of the Employment Policy Department at the UN’s ...

After fears of a “she-cession” during the pandemic, women have returned to the workforce at unprecedented rates. Much of the gain reflects a boom in jobs traditionally held by women, including nursing ...

Work is essential in people's lives for self-fulfilment and to achieve a good quality of life. But having a job is sometimes not enough to avoid falling into poverty. This is especially true for ...

Black women in the U.S. suffered greater employment losses than other groups of women or Black men in 2025, and some of the largest losses were among college graduates and public-sector workers, ...