Sustainable Development Goal 5

Real Adoptive Parents and Teens Choose Each Other in New Heartwarming PSAs

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 26, 2023
HHS, United States Children's Bureau, Second-parent adoption, Television, Advertising, Council, Private sector, Youth, Gold Lion, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Parent, Mental health, PR, ACYF, Child, Love, Human, Organization, Intuition, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Marketing, Lead, Provocation, United States House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Safety, Sport, Radio, Reward, Research, Smokey Bear, ACF, Hearing, Family, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration, Commissioner, PSAS, Administration for Children and Families, Disability, Ad Council, Edelman, Sustainable Development Goals, Sales, Toy, Residential care

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council today launched moving new public service advertisements (PSAs) that encourage prospective parents to adopt teens from foster care. Created by Edelman, the PSAs build on the campaign's "You Can't Imagine the Reward" message and feature real adoptive families sharing their adoption from foster care stories and how rewarding the journey has been for both parents and teens.

Key Points: 
  • A common misconception about teen adoption is that the decision to adopt is driven solely by adoptive parents, but in reality, teens also have an active role in that choice.
  • New PSAs, " Parents Adopted ," developed pro bono by Edelman celebrate how teens and adoptive parents actively choose each other and showcase adoptive parents talking about how they too were "adopted" by their teens.
  • Together, adoptive parents and teens talk openly about choosing to be each other's family and how they've built and fostered a life of deep and mutual rewards.
  • By inviting prospective parents to hear from these six dynamic and relatable families, the new PSAs help viewers see themselves as potential adoptive parents.

"Wikipedia for the Forgotten"--Audiopedia Earns United Nations Endorsement for Tackling Gender Inequality

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 9, 2023
Health, Knowledge, COVID-19, United Nations, Climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, Ecosystem, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Internet access, Woman, UN, United, Renewable energy

ANNWEILER, Germany, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major endorsement from the United Nations, Audiopedia is being recognized for its groundbreaking approach to closing the gender digital divide. This audio platform aims to bring essential information to women and girls who either cannot read or lack internet access. Its inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Digital Acceleration Agenda by the UN marks a landmark validation of its mission.

Key Points: 
  • ANNWEILER, Germany, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major endorsement from the United Nations, Audiopedia is being recognized for its groundbreaking approach to closing the gender digital divide.
  • This audio platform aims to bring essential information to women and girls who either cannot read or lack internet access.
  • Its inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Digital Acceleration Agenda by the UN marks a landmark validation of its mission.
  • While Wikipedia and other digital platforms serve millions, they miss the mark for those who are illiterate or don't have internet access.

Three-Quarters of Women Around the World Want to see Action to Lift the Second Glass Ceiling

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Well, Workforce, Menstruation, Male, BS, BSI, Health, PPM, Culture, Parent, Workplace, Safety, Woman, Research, Mentorship, Organization, Sustainable Development Goal 10, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Parity, Sustainable Development Goal 8, Menopause, Lifting, Miscarriage, HR, Growth, SGC, Female, Birth control, Nursing, Renewable energy

46% of American women said they would be uncomfortable bringing up these issues with a male manager or employer.

Key Points: 
  • 46% of American women said they would be uncomfortable bringing up these issues with a male manager or employer.
  • The findings come from newly commissioned data, summarized in a BSI report entitled Lifting the Second Glass Ceiling, exploring why some women leave the workforce early for reasons other than personal choice.
  • 56% of women in China said it was uncommon to see older women in positions of leadership, compared with 39% in the US.
  • Censuswide surveyed 5,074 people who self-identify as women (18+) in the UK, US, Australia, China and Japan between May 11th and 17th,2023.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Event at 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Calls for Gender-Inclusive Digital Innovation Eco-Systems

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Cosmetics, Retail, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Thought Leadership, Start-Up, Small Business, Professional Services, Entrepreneur, Philanthropy, Women, Online Retail, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Other Philanthropy, Consumer, Fashion, Shoulder, Senior, Internet, Bureau, UNDP, Entrepreneurship, CSW, Digital, Society, Poverty, Male, UN Women, Face, ILO, Digitalization, ITU, United, UN, Growth, International Labour Organization, Credit, Legislation, Private sector, Acceleration, Multimedia, WEA, International Trade Centre, United Nations Development Programme, Sustainability, Norm (mathematics), Sustainable Development Goals, ITC, Complex, United Nations, Commission, International Telecommunication Union, Sustainable Development Goal 5, G7, United Nations Global Compact, Challenge, UNGA, Female, Management, Clothing, Music, Auction, Toy, Nursing, Renewable energy, G20, Woman, Partnership

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230517005570/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230517005570/en/
    The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA) is a multi-stakeholder partnership on women’s entrepreneurship established during UNGA 74.
  • This guidance aims to promote the full and equal participation and leadership of women and girls in the design and rollout of digital technologies and innovation processes.
  • the critical importance of women’s entrepreneurship as a key driver of innovation in addressing societal challenges, and;
    the contribution women entrepreneurs make to economic growth and poverty reduction.
  • The WEA event was also an opportunity to announce the winners of WEA’s Digital Innovation Challenge.

UN Global Compact launches Living Wage Analysis Tool

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 1, 2023
Poverty, Private sector, Tool, Sustainable Development Goals and Lebanon, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Sustainable Development Goal 1, Education 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, International Labour Organization, ILO, Organization, United Nations Global Compact, Sustainable Development Goal 8, Health, Sustainable development, Clothing, Creative industries, Renewable energy

New York, United States of America, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, today launched a new Living Wage Analysis Tool (“the Tool”) to help companies identify actions and further opportunities to provide a living wage to ensure all workers, families and communities can live in dignity.

Key Points: 
  • New York, United States of America, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, today launched a new Living Wage Analysis Tool (“the Tool”) to help companies identify actions and further opportunities to provide a living wage to ensure all workers, families and communities can live in dignity.
  • Through showcasing good practices for ensuring a living wage in business operations and supply chain practices and leveraging resources for continuous improvement, the Tool can help businesses advance the living wage economy by making concrete commitments to assume their responsibilities and deploy their influence within value chains.
  • Using the Living Wage Analysis Tool to ensure a living wage for all workers benefits core operations, value chains and the wider operating environment and enables businesses to better meet their human rights commitments.
  • The Tool was developed through the UN Global Compact Think Lab on Living Wage with companies and organizations leading on the topic and questions based on real-life company practice, international standards and indicators.

Prime Minister advances gender equality and strengthens trade ties while in New York City

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 28, 2023
Poverty, Executive, Partnership, Food, Developmental Leadership Program, United Nations, Democracy, Camille Drevet, Interview, Civil service commission, Intersex, Policy, Sustainable Development Goal 5, U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, International financial institutions, Women's rights, Council, Child care, Sustainable Development Goals, Human voice, FIAP, Security, Organization, Climate change, United Nations Office for Partnerships, Foreign policy, Water, Women Political Leaders, Empowerment, European Commission, Safety, YORK, Global Citizen, Nursing, Renewable energy, Woman

NEW YORK CITY, April 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada is a global leader in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK CITY, April 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada is a global leader in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
  • Over the past two days, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, had a successful visit to New York City where he continued work to advance gender equality internationally at the Global Citizen NOW summit.
  • The Prime Minister reiterated Canada's commitment to implementing the SDGs and building a better future at home and abroad.
  • In New York City, Prime Minister Trudeau held bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary Milestone at Geneva Event with the Launch of the Digital Innovation Challenge for Women Start-ups in Partnership with International Telecommunication Union

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Women, Other Philanthropy, Technology, Thought Leadership, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Start-Up, Consumer, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Fashion, Cosmetics, Retail, Teens, Small Business, Professional Services, Other Technology, Philanthropy, Fund Raising, Internet, Entrepreneur, Other Consumer, Online Retail, ECA, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Partnership, Violence, Face, Reconstruction, International Telecommunication Union, Policy, Curriculum, WED, Woman, Multimedia, Mentorship, SENAI, Sustainable Development Goals, PwC, ILO, WEA, ITU, International Trade Centre, Development, United Nations Global Compact, Risk, Commerce, UN, Mary Kay, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Knowledge, International Labour Organization, Digital, ITC, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Environment, EXPO, European Central Bank, Toy, Mobile phone, Construction

Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, and convening WEA’s five other UN partners, the WEA anniversary event highlighted the need to invest in women entrepreneurs through digital to scale their businesses.

Key Points: 
  • Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, and convening WEA’s five other UN partners, the WEA anniversary event highlighted the need to invest in women entrepreneurs through digital to scale their businesses.
  • The event also served to highlight the risks posed by the digital transformation underway in perpetuating existing patterns of gender inequality.
  • Key take-aways from the event included:
    Existing innovation and start-up eco-systems greatly lack gender diversity and are characterized by an uneven distribution of opportunity and financial resources.
  • The assessment included a series of 19 actionable recommendations to address the institutional gaps that exist for women entrepreneurs.

UN-Habitat, UNCDF, and ellaimpacta Alliance Announce Women-led Cities, a Global Initiative to Accelerate Gender Equality and Increase Opportunities for Women Across Cities

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 10, 2023
Woman, Parity, OIC, Philosophy, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Area studies, Partnership, Violence, UNCDF, UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award, Investment, Sustainable Development Goal 11, Entrepreneurship, SDG, United Nations, Work, Female, Inter-American Development Bank, WLC, Safety, SME, Drug, Management, Nursing, City

NEW YORK, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Capital Investment Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with ellaimpacta Alliance, a consortium of women-led companies and philanthropies, announced the launch of Women-led Cities (WLC). The joint initiative aims to create cities that foster inclusivity, enabling women to live, work, and prosper with dignity and equality. WLC is affiliated with UN-Habitat's global flagship initiative SDG Cities, and UNCDF's IncluCity project.

Key Points: 
  • The joint initiative aims to create cities that foster inclusivity, enabling women to live, work, and prosper with dignity and equality.
  • While more than 50% of the world's population are women, only 5% of the world's cities are led by women.
  • WLC seeks to create a network of women business and political leaders to promote and develop partnerships that will empower women and serve cities.
  • Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, stated, "Women can't wait 265 years to bridge the gender equality gap.

Global campaign launches to 'correct the internet' and make sportswomen more visible

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Organization, Bias, United Nations Department of Global Communications, Woman, WISPA, Sustainable Development Goals, UN, Rugby, United Nations, Red Roses, Women's Cricket World Cup, Internet, FIBA Basketball World Cup, Algorithm, World cup, Athlete, Sustainable Development Goal 5, New Zealand women's national rugby union team, Statistics, Shaunagh Brown, Football, 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final, Rugby World Cup (women), Futurist, Fern, Tennis, Social media, Online shopping, Sports equipment, Toy, Goal (disambiguation), New Zealand Football

The inconsistency of searchable facts that disadvantages sportswomen is behind a global campaign launching Saturday (21 January 2023).

Key Points: 
  • The inconsistency of searchable facts that disadvantages sportswomen is behind a global campaign launching Saturday (21 January 2023).
  • Correct The Internet is the collective work of an international group of like-minded people that seeks to highlight and correct inaccuracies in internet search results and make sportswomen more visible as a result.
  • Rebecca Sowden says she is passionate about helping the world recognize all sporting heroes and empower the next generation of sportswomen.
  • But when people search online for factual sporting information about athletes, the results favor the sportsmen, even when the sportswomen have greater statistics," Sowden says.

The power of volunteering: Educate Girls' 18,000+ village-based volunteers have mobilised school enrolment of 12 lakh girls since 2007

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Sustainable Development Goals, Educate Girls, International volunteering, Sustainable Development Goal 5, Learning, Education, Pali, Government, Volunteering, Tutoring, Toy

Through partnerships with local governments and community support,Educate Girls works towards ensuring that all girls are in school and learning well.Over the past 15 years, Educate Girls has mobilised over 12 lakh out-of-school girls for enrolment, in nearly 20,000 villages across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points: 
  • Through partnerships with local governments and community support,Educate Girls works towards ensuring that all girls are in school and learning well.Over the past 15 years, Educate Girls has mobilised over 12 lakh out-of-school girls for enrolment, in nearly 20,000 villages across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Safeena Husain, Founder and Board Member, Educate Girls, says, "The last 15 years have been nothing short of inspiring, largely thanks to our Team Balika volunteers.
  • Our collaborative efforts to educate girls is critical to India achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and creating a gender-equitable society.
  • For additional information and interview opportunities with Educate Girls' senior leaders, please get in touch with: