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In a recent article on @glblctzn, Sophie Patridge-Hicks highlights the status of women & girls globally 25 years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing – which led to the development of the Beijing Platform of Action (BPfA).
( https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/more-work-needed-for-gender-equality/)
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( https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/more-work-needed-for-gender-equality/)
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Since 1995, the world has become a better & safer place for women in the following ways:
25% more women in governance. Evidence has shown that this also contributes to more policies that benefit women, children & families in general.
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25% more women in governance. Evidence has shown that this also contributes to more policies that benefit women, children & families in general.(2/5)
More countries have laws & legislation that support gender equality & specifically address women’s & girls’ rights.
79 million more girls are in school today. Developing regions in the world have, or have almost, achieved gender parity in primary education.(3/5)
Global maternal mortality rates fell by 38% between 2000 – 2017.
Globally, child marriage has declined from 1 in 4 to I in 5 girls.However, despite these gains for women & girls, no country has achieved gender equality or even close.
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This ranges from COVID-19 causing major setbacks, not enough women in leadership, the rates of gender-based violence against women & girls, etc.
It brings to the question “Can we truly achieve gender equality by 2030?”
Share your thoughts in the comments.
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It brings to the question “Can we truly achieve gender equality by 2030?”
Share your thoughts in the comments.
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