Policy Pulse

PMNCH has launched a two-year global campaign to protect international aid and strengthen domestic financing for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health as development assistance records its steepest decline.

Feminist foreign policies have moved from a Swedish experiment to an international movement spanning development, peace, trade, climate and diplomacy. Their credibility now depends on whether governments apply feminist principles …

The UK Government has launched a 15-week consultation on reforming the equal-pay system. Proposals cover pay transparency, enforcement, outsourced workers and stronger protections against discrimination.

Morocco has become the first country in the Arab region and the second in Africa to adopt a national strategy for the care economy, covering unpaid care, care services, decent …

The PMFME Scheme has crossed two lakh credit-linked beneficiaries. Here is what the scheme offers, how it works, and why awareness, simplification and direct access matter.

Canada has opened a $100 million call for proposals to expand women’s leadership and economic opportunities, with focus on STEM, skilled trades and AI.

UN Women and the European Union have launched Women in Motion 2.0 in China, focusing on women’s skills, labour rights, inclusive workplaces and AI-relevant career support.

India showcased women-led Panchayati Raj at the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting in Kochi, highlighting training, women-friendly Gram Panchayats and grassroots governance.

Reports say over 92 lakh names have been removed from Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana after verification. The controversy raises hard questions on eKYC, leakage, exclusion and accountability.

A new UN Women report says at least one million women and girls have lost critical support as aid cuts force women’s organisations in humanitarian crises to scale back or …