Unfinished business: the pursuit of rights and choices for all

What has changed in the Maldives? asks the UNFPA’s country director.

Maldivian women #OccupyReygandu to demand safe public spaces

Female-only events took place Friday night.

50-50/Think Equal

Op-ed by UN Resident Coordinator Shoko Noda for International Women’s Day 2019.

Ruling party MP calls female MPs ‘screaming crows’ in equality debate

PPM MP Riyaz Rasheed caused a stir today labelling the four women MPs of the opposition “shameless” and “screaming crows.” He also said that women are the leading cause for heart attacks and strokes.

Survey reveals barriers for women’s political participation

A majority of Maldivians believe that men make better leaders than women and only 39 percent agree that a woman could serve as president, a nationwide survey conducted by Transparency Maldives has revealed. Nine out of ten Maldivians also believe that “a good wife will always obey her husband, even if she disagrees with him.”

Hope for Women launch workshops for woman councilors and Island Women’s Development Committees.

Maldives achieves 5 of 8 Millennium Development Goals

Past and current presidents call for national rethink on gender rights

Women leading youth brain drain due to “stifling environment”

Stigma against female employment in resorts confused, workers say

Social stigma limiting employment of local women in resort industry, report finds