• Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential

    The private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today New York – Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our time – and the private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today....
  • World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism

    Governments commit more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls. New York – 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since the world committed to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 15 since the creation of UN Women, and 80...
  • Closing The Gender Digital Divide

    Closing the Gender Digital Divide Could Boost Global GDP by $1.5 Trillion and Lift 30 Million Women from Poverty     New York – The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) shows that the world...
  • Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education

    Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education

    Kabul, Afghanistan: Despite the ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education, Afghans across gender and socioeconomic backgrounds almost universally support girls’ right to learn, according to a new UN Women Gender Alert. The alert looks at the current situation for women and girls across ten key areas, including education and employment,...
  • Honoring Contributions of Emirati Women

    Honoring Contributions of Emirati Women

    On August 28th, 2025, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates Emirati Women’s Day that annually recognizes and honors the contributions as well as achievements of Emirati women. Under this year’s theme of ‘Hand in Hand, We Celebrate 50 years’, the Day  reflects Emirati women’s five decade-long, sustained achievements and...
  • A Note from the Editor

    August 2025 Stepping into this new editorial role at Ananke during a month that carries so much historical and emotional weight across South Asia is not lost on me. August is often remembered as a time of rupture, resistance, and renewal. This month also marks many nations’ struggles for...
  • Ananke Appoints Namrata of Keemiya Creatives as Director Operations

    Ananke Appoints Namrata of Keemiya Creatives as Director Operations

    Dubai, UAE | June 2025: Ananke, the pioneering new media and development platform amplifying inclusive narratives from the Global South, is proud to announce the appointment of Namrata, Founder of Keemiya Creatives, as its Director – Operations. This strategic appointment comes at a significant inflection point in Ananke’s journey...
  • World Literature Today, Ananke to Host Delhi in the Anthropocene Conversation on June 30

    World Literature Today, Ananke to Host Delhi in the Anthropocene Conversation on June 30

    World Literature Today (WLT) in collaboration with Ananke will cohost a special event to showcase WLT’s latest city issue, “Delhi in the Anthropocene,” guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. The conversation will be held digitally on June 30th, 2025. The webinar — which begins at 10:00am EDTin the US, at 6.00pm...
  • Gender Gap Closes at Fastest Rate Since Pandemic – But Full Parity Still Over a Century Away

    Gender Gap Closes at Fastest Rate Since Pandemic – But Full Parity Still Over a Century Away

      Political empowerment sees strongest gains, yet with only 22.9% of the global gap closed to date it remains the biggest barrier to progress on parity worldwide. Read the full report here; share on social media using #gendergap25. Geneva, Switzerland: The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest...
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