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Afghanistan tops a list of the 5 most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, published today. But these ‘top 5′ are just the tip of the iceberg…

Went to Women’s Hour Live at the Southbank on Friday. Part of celebration of 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day – great to see it being celebrated in this country as we heard how other countries, such as India, regularly …

Dancing in the spring sunshine on the Southbank with Annie Lennox and Paloma Faith (and yes, I needed someone to tell me who she was)! What a great way to end a busy International Women’s Day and definitely a change of pace after an FCO panel discussion.

Womankind Worldwide’s Director, Sue Turrell, and Patron, Sandi Toksvig, joined dozens of inspirational women at a breakfast to mark the centenary of International Women’s Day on a bright and sunny morning on 8th March.

Why is it taking so long for women’s equality to be achieved? I’m at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in central London and the sun is shining on a crisp spring morning. I’m here for an event about what we’ve …

Today, on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Womankind is asking: what’s your wish for women? On this special anniversary there certainly is a lot to celebrate. But there is a long way to go until women’s rights are realised across the world. So we are launching a Wish for Women campaign. We want to know what we’d all like to see achieved for women in this next centenary. We hope you will join us.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – the annual United Nations conference on women started today, 22nd February. What is CSW? CSW is part of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality …