Dear Gender community, here is this week's press review:
Why gender equality is the “silver bullet” for meaningful climate action (Eige, October 26, 2023)
> While Europe is making progress towards gender equality, experts warned: “People will land on Mars before we reach full gender equality in the EU.” New data from EIGE shows we’re closer than ever to balance in the economic and social lives of women and men. But the pace of positive change, revealed at the launch of the 2023 Gender Equality Index, remains too slow. https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/why-gender-equality-silver-bullet-…
EU gender equality reaches new milestone: is progress accelerating (Eige, October 24, 2023)
> Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this year’s edition we see the biggest annual jump in the overall score in the history of the Index ever: the EU is at 70.2 points out of 100! https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-gender-equality-reaches-new-mil…
INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand (UN News, October 10, 2023)
> Teen pregnancy rates have been falling dramatically in Thailand thanks to progressive legislation, but more can be done to drive it lower if the rights of girls and young women are respected, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1141927