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GIRL launches policy brief on Gender Equality in Environmental Ministries
GIRL researchers have collaborated with UNDP on a new policy brief on gender...

GIRL launches UNDP-Pitt global report on Gender Equality in Public Administration at UN High-Level Political Forum
GIRL Co-Directors Muge Finkel and Melanie Hughes have co-authored a new report global report with UNDP on gender equality in public administration globally. Access the report...

Research by GIRL, UNDP, & UN Women Reveals Global Gender Inequalities on COVID-19 Task Forces
GIRL researchers have collaborated with UNDP and UN Women to collect data on women's membership on and leadership of 225 COVID-19 task forces in 137 countries.

Co-Director Müge Finkel Panelist at 65th Commission on the Status of Women
Dr. Finkel offered brief remarks on GIRL's research, in collaboration with UNDP and UN Women, on gender inequality on COVID-19 task forces. To watch, go to the...

Co-Director Müge Finkel Presented at UN Women Expert Group Meeting
On October 5, Müge Finkel presented, "Women's Inclusion in Public Administration Decision-making Worldwide: Facing Down the Challenges to Measurement & Data Harmonization," a working paper co-...

GIRL Research Assistants Contribute to UNDP Regional Report, Now Live
GIRL's current and former research assistants -- Rebecca Holland, Brittany Duncan, and Jaime Mikush -- contributed to the UNDP reports (2017, 2020) on gender equality in...

GIRL Co-Directors to Speak at UNDP Report Launch
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 10am ET, UNDP will launch a regional report on Gender Equality in Public Administration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will showcase the results...

GIRL Awarded Grant from United Nations
Müge Finkel and Melanie Hughes were awarded a grant from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in support of their research on gender equality in public administration (GEPA). Their...

GIRL to Present at 63rd CSW
GIRL Co-Directors Melanie Hughes and Müge Finkel will participate in a high-level roundtable discussion on “Gender Equality in Public Institutions for Sustaining Peace” at the 63rd Commission on...