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We're all in this fight together for an equal future free from violence and discrimination.
Are you with us?
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Reminder:
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
always BE YOU!
RT if you agree!
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#MentalHealth Fact:
Depressive and anxiety disorders are about 50% more common among women than men.
Women who have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence are particularly vulnerable to developing a mental health condition.
Source: @WHO
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Gender equality is everyone’s business. ♂️=♀️ Here's how you can do your part!
#UNDay
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Respect women. PERIOD.
🤜🤛
RT if you care!
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10 small actions with a big impact:
1-Respect each other
2-Call out sexism
3-Share the care
4-Reject the binary
5-Exercise political rights
6-Amplify feminist voices
7-Empower girls
8-End toxic masculinity
9-Challenge beauty standards
10-Demand an equal work culture
Add more👇
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“My message to every parent: Get your girls educated.”
Ramat Khan is a community educator with UN Women’s Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme in Rajasthan, India.
Read her story👉 unwo.men/wp3s50LgKeA
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Here's a fact you don't need to search further for:
Women's rights are human rights.
RT if you agree!
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"Women human rights defenders must be front and centre in our work ahead."
👉 Read full statement from @unwomenchief Sima Bahous at the @UN Security Council's Open Debate on #UNSCR1325: unwo.men/53iN50LgZ0f
#WomenPeaceSecurity
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"Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change."
Today we remember Nawal El Saadawi, born #OnThisDay in 1931. She was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, and psychiatrist.
Her legacy will continue to inspire women & girls to speak out and support one another.
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"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women" - Maya Angelou
Illustration: Anna Markevich
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"From Iran to Tigray to Ukraine to Afghanistan & more, women human rights defenders risk their lives every day.
They should be cherished by everyone. Instead, they are increasingly under attack."
- @unwomenchief Sima Bahous at the @UN Security Council's Open Debate on #UNSCR1325
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Compromising on women's participation in decision-making or visibility in peace processes does not keep them safer.
Consistent, explicit political support for activists & their work is key to preventing attacks against them.
👉New @UN report: unwo.men/pfJe50Lg7cJ
#UNSCR1325
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👏Happy birthday @VP @KamalaHarris!
Thank you for speaking out on women’s health, safety, and well-being. 👏
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42,000 individuals benefited from our partnership with @UNDP to advance women’s & girls’ access to justice.
As part of this partnership, check our new #WomenPeaceSecurity Guidance Note co-sponsored by @UN_Women & the #GlobalFocalPoint for the Rule of Law unwo.men/bS2A50Lfpj4
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'I used to have a job, I used to study … Unfortunately, all this is now gone.' - Shiwa, activist.
We spoke to Afghan women about the situation in #Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. This is what they had to say.
RT to amplify their voices.
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❌Hot flashes
❌Chills
❌Thinning hair
❌Anxiety
❌Insomnia
These are some of the symptoms women experience during menopause.
On #WorldMenopauseDay, let us normalize talking about this period in a woman's life.
Are you with us?
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Can we have families without losing our jobs?
This is a question many women are confronted with.
Join us in speaking up against discriminatory hiring practices and promotion decisions.
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#EndPoverty Day Fact:
Over 380 million.
That's the number of women and girls facing extreme poverty and living on less than 1.90$ a day.
Learn more - see our 2022 Gender Snapshot report: unwo.men/wZ9b50L8nFp
#SDG5 #IDEP2022
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Globally more women than men go hungry.
Nearly 1 in 3 women experience moderate or severe food insecurity and the gap continues to grow.
Check the latest #GenderData 👉unwo.men/PnnS50L8gAb
#SDG5 #GlobalGoals #WorldFoodDay
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We must protect everyone’s rights to adequate food and standard of living.
We need to:
-scale up emergency food aid
-overhaul food & energy systems
-expand gender-responsive public services and social protection
👉 Read our policy brief: unwo.men/NgOb50L6jeh
#WorldFoodDay
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It's International Day of #RuralWomen!
Let us act together to:
🌱end hunger
🌱ensure food security & nutrition
🌱protect & promote the right to an adequate standard of living and food FOR ALL
Learn more: unwo.men/ZcJ250LaLIl
@UN_Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment.