WOMEN IN BUSINESS

London overtakes NYC as the best city to be a woman entrepreneur, but the US remains top of the global leaderboard.

Since May 2022, more than 20 footballers in top women's teams have torn their ACLs. The lionesses speak out about the lack of care for women's football.

According to a new BSI research titled Lifting the Second Glass Ceiling, women in the UK want the government and business leaders to retain more older women in the workforce.

The UN Human Rights Council say that abolishing gender-based violence will help improve the representation of women in leading positions.

Designed and developed by the charity One Small Thing, Hope Street is a 24-space residential scheme in Southampton that is their collaborative project with Snug Architects.

A list of upcoming business networking events in London for women entrepreneurs, women in the tech industry, and women who aim to obtain a leadership position.

In 1948, women made up only one per cent of uniformed UN peacekeeper personnel. In 2023, only 7.8 per cent of the UN peacekeeper military are made up of women.

Gender biases have made 64 per cent of women feel incapable of demanding job roles in Spain. To motivate women into leading job roles, Spain has become the first European nation to offer paid menstrual leave.

In honour of Refugee Week, Refugee Action has collaborated with Lush to make all refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people feel welcome in the UK.

Future Female Sounds is a non-profit organisation that has conducted workshops for female and gender minority DJs across The Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. Their most recent project will be held in Palestine.

The CDC's report found that 13 per cent of teenage girls had attempted suicide one or more times in 2021, with 57 per cent of high school girls reporting experiencing "persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year".

Most of the Ukrainian refugees that have found employment in Poland are women. But regardless of their qualifications, they are being ushered into the social care field.

An investigation showed that the highest number of female inventors worldwide was in Cuba. In Europe, Portugal ranked the highest for hosting women inventors.

Around 219,000 pregnant women are living in Khartoum – the epicentre of the Sudan conflict. Attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities have made for a lack of medical resources and staff shortages.

The latest Gender Social Norms Index report revealed that 90 per cent of people currently hold prejudiced biases towards women worldwide, and 25 per cent believe that it is justified for a man to beat his wife.

New legislation proposed by the Scottish Government aims to root out sexist and racist Police Scotland Officers. Several female former police officers have made allegations against colleagues, regarding sexual misconduct in the workplace.

Developments towards achieving gender equality have been exceedingly slow. In the last 10 years, the number of women participating in senior management positions in the UK has only increased by 11 per cent.

The UK government propose new legislation to help bridge the "gender pay gap", after blaming maternity leave and part-time work for the retirement wealth contrast - which currently stands at 35 per cent.

FIFA'S Women's Development Programme use a series of 8 projects to increase the participation of women and girls in football worldwide.

Women make up less than 15 per cent of the construction industry in the UK, often represented in construction manager positions. Non-profit organisations are working with women and employers to better gender diversity in the manual labour workforce.

Business podcasts hosted by women are emerging on digital platforms, with research suggesting that around 464 million people listen to podcasts worldwide.

A recent WaterAid survey of British women highlights the challenges surrounding menstruation in the workplace, causing stress and anxiety for women.

The Ministry of Justice has invested £15 million into organisations that tackle drug abuse and rehabilitation for women in the UK. The scheme will also reduce the £18 billion overall cost of reoffending for the taxpayer.

With the push for representation in domestic and global markets, the failure of gender equality still remains a prevalent issue for women across the UK.

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has given more than 5.5 million girls an education in Africa. The organisation tackles poverty and gender inequality. CAMFED allows women and girls to "unlock their power," and lead.

The global financial institution, Goldman Sachs has announced that it will invest more than 2 billion dollars into Black women-owned businesses and organisations through its One Million Black Women program.

Women remain underrepresented in the deep tech industry, but with a new 10 million euros grant to 134 female-led companies across Europe, progress can be made.

Analysis from the World Economic Forum last year estimated it would take 132 more years to close the gender pay gap - a disparity which has made little progress this year.

Announced at Biban 2023, the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East will help progress UNWTO's goal to enhance tourism for women's empowerment, as well as support tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the region.