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7 young women for every 10 young men complete upper secondary school in low-income countries.
We need to close the gender gap in education for a better future. #GenerationEquality
Explore how hardship and obligation, violence, poverty, climate change, and other forces undermine women’s lives, spurring them to migrate. 💼via @NatGeo
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10 #GenerationEquality actions for every day:
1-Speak up for human rights
2-Call out sexism
3-Share the care
4-Reject the binary
5-Defy stereotypes
6-Amplify feminist voices
7-Stand against rape culture
8-Disrupt toxic masculinity
9-Challenge beauty standards
10-Demand equality
Violence against women and girls has been a pandemic for decades.
But it's NOT inevitable, if we come together and take action as one. #GenerationEquality
"Rural women have the right to live a life free of violence & have voice in decision-making. But this will never be possible unless we include & support them."
- @AsanAskin, @coe of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Although women play a huge role in effectively responding to the #COVID19 crisis, they are perennially left out of decision-making.
We’ve come a long way for gender equality.
Yet, progress has been too slow.
It’s on all of us to keep the pressure on our leaders to realize women’s rights. #GenerationEquality
More #womeninpolitics make for stronger democracies.
Yet, there is still a long way to go until we achieve equality in governance around the world.
#GenerationEquality
The Africa Gender Data Network provides a space for statisticians to share best practices and learn the latest methodologies in data gathering.
Via @devex #DevexFocus on #GenderData #WomenCount
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Replying to @antonioguterres: The impacts of climate change & environmental degradation fall most heavily on women. They are 80% of those displaced…
Dismantling Barriers to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, @WPHFund Launches New Rapid Financing Tool | Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund
#RapidResponse | #SheBuildsPeace | #WPS | #WPHFund
.@UN_Women & @UNVolunteers are seeking women from the global South who are committed to gender equality, women’s empowerment & the UN's mission.
Apply now for the Young Leaders Programme.
The first-ever guidance on out-of-school comprehensive sexuality education is now available!
📝 It’s brought to you by @UNFPA and its @UN partners. Have a look:
#OutOfSchoolCSEGuidance #SexEd
The impacts of climate change & environmental degradation fall most heavily on women. They are 80% of those displaced by the climate crisis.
As we devise strategies for environmental preservation & building a green economy, we need more women decision-makers at the table.
2020 will be most remembered for the way #COVID19 drastically changed our lives, but not to be forgotten are all the strides made for women’s & girls' rights.
Join us in celebrating some newsworthy moments for gender equality that happened this year. 📰🎉
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