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Aug 21, 2024 · Thus, if women hold 25 percent of the seats in a country’s national legislature, the country is given a score of 33.3 (25 divided by 75 scaled to 100) for the national legislatures indicator.
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Dec 22, 2021 · As 2021 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights from the past 12 months. From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women in the highest political offices to eliminating gender stereotypes in advertising, join us in celebrating some ...
Mar 7, 2023 · As of 1 January 2023, 11.3 per cent of countries have women Heads of State (17 out of 151 countries, monarchy-based systems excluded), and 9.8 per cent have women Heads of Government (19 out of 193). This is an increase compared to a decade ago when figures stood at 5.3 per cent and 7.3 per cent, respectively.
Sep 17, 2020 · Women’s leadership and decision-making has never been more urgent, say women leaders from across the world At a global, virtual intergenerational event co-hosted by UN Women, the Government of Mexico and the Council of Women World Leaders, in collaboration with the Generation Equality Forum, women leaders convened to discuss the importance of diverse and inclusive feminist leadership.
- Level The Law.
- Girls and Women Count, So Make Sure You Count them.
- Elevate her.
- End Gender-Based Violence.
- Pay For Parity.
- We’Ve Got to Demand Equality For Everyone, Everywhere. and Right now.
Governments have the legislative power to remedy gender discrimination enshrined in laws, but often, that power is squandered. Equal protection under the law matters. It affects whether adolescent girls get to attend school instead of their own weddings. It determines whether a woman can open a bank account or start a business, inherit property or ...
You collect data about your citizens. You do this to understand their lives, foresee demographic challenges, and provide them essential services. But chances are your data picture is incomplete and unbalanced. In countries around the world, important data about the economic, political, and social contributions of girls and women is incomplete or mi...
There are women in every country ready and qualified to serve, inform, and improve their governments. Actively search them out and clear a path to power. Do not confine them to what you believe to be “women’s issues” (what are those, anyway?). Women in positions of authority tend to resolve national crises without resorting to violence, advocate fo...
You are not doing enough. Make the safety of girls and women a top priority. One in three girls and women experience sexual or physical violence in their lifetime. In every country. In every income bracket. For example, today, 650 million girls are married off as children, and 200 millionexperience female genital mutilation in practicing countries....
As the UN Secretary-General saidlast year, “There is a cost to everything. But the biggest cost is to do nothing.” Gender inequality is one of the greatest barriers to human security, peace and development. Think about your priorities for human development and economic opportunity in your country and region – do you really believe you can get there...
Here at the UN Foundation, we make girls and women rights a priority for several reasons: because equality is her birthright, enshrined in the UN Charter, signed 75 years ago this year; because it is what is fair and just; and because we all stand to gain when half our human population is unleashed from unnecessary and harmful discrimination, and u...
Mar 8, 2024 · Importantly, women’s political equality is more than participation and representation in politics. It also means that women enjoy civil liberties, such as the freedom of movement, can fully participate in civil society, and have the same political power. While women have made much progress there as well, there is still much left to be done.
Mar 29, 2021 · Achieving equal rights for women is “the unfinished human rights struggle of this century”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the Generation Equality Forum which began online from Mexico City on Monday. Although acknowledging significant victories achieved over recent decades, the UN chief stressed progress has been ...
