March 8, 2019
International IDEA: #BalanceForBetter
International Women’s Day presents an opportunity to take stock and reinforce the sought-after goals for women’s empowerment in all spheres of life.
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What if women ruled the world?
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March 8, 2019
What if women ruled the world?
Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women.
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Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women.
March 8, 2019
Statement of UN Women's Executive Director for International Women’s Day 2019
Statement for International Women’s Day by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
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CSW 63: Critical mass to gender parity—women in government do make a difference!
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CSW 63: Critical mass to gender parity—women in government do make a difference!
Subject: We have all heard the calls regarding the need for women in leadership roles in both politics and business.&
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March 8, 2019
Joint Statement by the IPU and the CEDAW on International Women’s Day 2019
International Women’s Day
40th Anniversary of CEDAW
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CSW 63: Sexism harassment and violence against women parliamentarians
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CSW 63: Sexism harassment and violence against women parliamentarians
CSW63 side event, organised by the Council of Europe, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Finland’s Permanent Mission to the UN as part of the Finnish p
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CWS 63: Rebuilding trust in leadership
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CWS 63: Rebuilding trust in leadership
During the 63rd session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women 2019 (CSW63), Women Political Leaders (WPL) and EY wil
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CSW 63: Women’s leadership in the national agendas of the Americas and Caribbean
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CSW 63: Women’s leadership in the national agendas of the Americas and Caribbean
“Women’s Leadership in the National Agendas of the Americas and Caribbean” is a side-event which is being hosted by the Government of Canada, in partn
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March 7, 2019
Statement of UNDP's Administrator for International Women’s Day 2019
Women and girls are impatient for change, and it’s easy to understand why.
Women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar men earn for the same work.