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Measure it – ‘Counting the women who had not counted’
In the ‘Dear Secretary-General’ series, Naila Kabeer makes the case for 'measure it' - and shows why the failure to count is never just an accident.
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The cultural shift: bringing menopause out of the shadows
Katja Iversen on how, for generations, menopause was largely absent from popular culture, or reduced to a punchline about ageing women becoming difficult, irrational or hot – and not in the sexy way. That is changing. From television and novels to celebrity voices and online communities, menopause is showing up in public conversation.
Only one of 198 global health organisations reviewed has a publicly available standalone menopause policy
Global health organisations set the standards for the world's health. Most of those reviewed have yet to set one for menopause in the workplace, and where support exists it is mostly out of public view
Companies lead on gender policies but not on leadership, global health study finds
For-profit companies are more likely than non-profit organisations such as charities and UN agencies to have workplace policies on gender equality, yet women chair just one in seven of their boards, according to Global 50/50's annual study of 198 organisations active in global health.
Gender Dispatch: October 2026
Each month, our Co-CEOs write on gender, power and what comes next. In October: the forces attacking gender equality are winning because they are better organised – and the many only beat the organised few by getting organised too.
A gender justice hub: tell us what you need
We are running a movement-wide consultation on whether and how to build a shared digital hub for the gender justice movement, and we want to hear from you.
Applications Open: This Is Gender’s Regional Curatorial Fellowship
Apply now for our regional This is Gender curatorial fellowship, running for seven months from October 2026.
The next UN Secretary-General must deliver on gender equality
Hundreds of leaders, experts and organisations urge future UN Secretary-General to commit, act and deliver on gender equality as the United Nations faces historic test.
World Day for International Justice 2026: The law is not neutral. It never has been.
Dr A.H. Monjurul Kabir, UN Women Country Representative in Liberia, traces the gap between formal legal equality and lived justice.
Men’s Health Week 2026: If the fish are dying, look at the water
Three experts on what public health keeps getting wrong about men’s health and what it would take to get it right.
Raising the bar: IBA’s phase two findings and what must change
Global 50/50 joined the International Bar Association’s to discuss the experiences of women in the global legal profession and the policy levers that could shift systems.
Women’s Pay Day and the unfinished work on the gender pay gap
Dr Tiantian Chen, Chair of the Board of Trustees, discusses new legislation aimed at closing the gender pay gap.
