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Opinion: Gaps in COVID-19 response for LGBTQ youths risk losing a generation
about 5 years ago // Inclusive development
Governments and other actors should ensure their pandemic responses incorporate the needs of the most vulnerable, including LGBTQ youths. The best way to do this is by listening to them.
Opinion: We cannot allow COVID-19 to reinforce the digital gender divide
almost 6 years ago // Gender Equality
Girls, women, and marginalized groups are the least likely to have access to technology. This is more alarming than ever as the coronavirus pandemic moves more aspects of life online, write the leaders of UN Women and Plan International.
Opinion: Why feminist leadership is essential to achieve gender equality
about 6 years ago // #GlobalDevWomen Opinions
If the global development sector, one that exists to promote justice and equality, is not willing to take radical action, who will? Here is how to move on ensuring that we lead the way in workplace equality.
Opinion: We need to empower a generation of Gretas before it's too late
almost 7 years ago // Women Deliver 2019
Girls and young people are stepping up now to demand revolutionary action on climate change. The international community needs to support them, writes Plan International CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen.
Opinion: EU can stop the global rollback of girls' rights
almost 8 years ago // European Development Days
Girls' rights are being challenged in many countries in the world — even in Europe. At the start of the European Development Days, Plan International CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen stresses that not enough is being done to challenge gender norms and urges the EU to act.
Women and girls can't wait 100 years for global goal results
over 9 years ago // Gender Equality
A year after committing to the global goals, Plan International CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen struggles to see evidence that enough is being been done to ensure promises for women and girls will be met. Find out why — and what she says needs to be done about it.