Before We Declare Gender Bias Dead, Read the Footnotes By Stephanie Hodge Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Before We Declare Gender Bias Dead, Read the Footnotes By Stephanie Hodge NEW YORK, Nov 11 2026 (IPS) - The United Nations knows how to announce a milestone. What interests me, after a career that has included working inside UNICEF and UNDP and evaluating institutions from outside them, is what happens between the announcement and the working day. Thalif Deen’s IPS article of 3 November 2026 asks whether gender bias at the UN is approaching an “inglorious end.” It is a question, not a declaration, and the reporting gives considerable space to continuing inequalities. Alongside achievements in representation, staff representatives describe barriers to advancement, weaknesses in accountability and fears about reporting discrimination. The article itself supplies reasons to resist a premature obituary for institutional bias.[1] https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/before-we-declare-gender-bias-dead-read-the-footnotes/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -