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#OnThisDay in 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections!
We've come a long way for women's rights since then, but there is still a lot of work to do.
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From icons to pioneers, see all the women who have been named in the #Time100 list of influential people this year. via @TIME time.com/collection/100…
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From politics, to literacy, to wages and media representation, find out about the progress and remaining challenges for women and girls!
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Reality check: No country has achieved gender equality, nor is close to it.
During the 76th #UNGA let’s put women’s rights on the agenda and ask world leaders to step it up for women and girls.
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Today is Int'l #PeaceDay. Peace is a prerequisite for health, equality and human security. Our vision is a world that values women’s power to overcome crises and takes a path to lasting peace, justice, equality and inclusion. #WomenPeacePower
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At the opening of the General Debate of the 76th session of the #UNGA, Secretary-General @antonioguterres urged the world to take bold steps to transform our male-dominated world and shift the balance of power to solve the most pressing problems of our age.
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As of December 2021, women are Heads of State and Government in only 24 countries worldwide.
We👏
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women👏
leaders👏
#WomenInPolitics #UNGA
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Gender equality is integral to all the #GlobalGoals, yet progress has been agonizingly slow. We need a robust feminist agenda to shift gears! #UNGA unwo.men/7Wav50GdSNh
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Some facts for the #UNGA:
🙄In 2021, only 24 countries among the 193 UN Member States are led by women
🙄Only 4 women were elected as the President of the General Assembly in its 76 years
🙄The @UN has never had a woman Secretary-General
More here: unwo.men/UYnV50GdSEG
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Our Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway will join the #SDGActionZone2021 to discuss the importance of gender equality as the world tunes into the #UNGA.
Join online:
📅 23 Sept
⏰ 8 AM EST
📺 bit.ly/sdgzone
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#ClimateChange is affecting women the most. We must take rapid & radical action to green our economies & promote gender equality in energy & agriculture.
Our new report outlines a set of policies to help us achieve a more equal and just world. unwo.men/xByM50GeS13
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“Even before the pandemic hit, globally, women were doing three times as much unpaid care work as men."
Our Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway will join the #SDGActionZone2021 to discuss the importance of gender equality. #UNGA
📅 23 Sept - 8 AM EST
📺 bit.ly/sdgzone
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In her address to the 76th session of the #UNGA , Prime Minister of Norway, @erna_solberg stressed that "we must take the crises we are now facing as our call to action" and called for implementing the women, peace and security agenda. @NorwayUN
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Did you know?
Norway’s Frieda Dalen was the first woman to ever address the General Assembly.
As the 76th #UNGA session continues, we take a look at the history of gender equality and the General Assembly: unwo.men/qO5150Gfoxj @NorwayUN
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In 1953, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit from India became the first woman to be elected President of the General Assembly (@UN_PGA).
To this date, only 4 women have held the position.
As the 76th #UNGA takes place, find out more facts: unwo.men/buem50Gfp7E @IndiaUNNewYork
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As the President of Liberia, @MaEllenSirleaf was the first African woman to address the #UNGA.
President Sirleaf served as president from 2006–2018.
She was the first African woman to be democratically elected as the Head of State.
Discover more: unwo.men/auPP50GfpfQ
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Throwback to the 1st #UNGA in 1946 when Eleanor Roosevelt called a meeting of women delegates & famously read an “open letter to the women of the world”, urging for their increased involvement in national & international affairs.
Find out more: unwo.men/jrWd50GfoHF
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We’ve come a long way for gender equality.
Yet, progress has been too slow.
It’s on all of us who are part of #GenerationEquality to keep the pressure on our leaders to realize women’s rights! #UNGA
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No matter your age, background, or situation, you can mobilize and drive #climateaction. Wangari Maathai, the 1st African woman to win the @NobelPrize, continues to inspire new generations.
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Girls are:
✔️ Strong
✔️ Talented
✔️ Unique
✔️ Fierce
✔️ United
✔️ Formidable
✔️ Ambitious
✔️ Determined
✔️ Audacious
✔️ Courageous
✔️ Remarkable
✔️ Extraordinary
What else?
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Woman activists, scientists & researchers are working hard to solve the climate crisis but often without the same platforms as men to share their knowledge & skills.
Meet some young environmental advocates making a difference: unwo.men/AJ6T50GfY4F #GlobalGoals
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"If you choose to fail us, I say we will never forgive you."
Climate activist @GretaThunberg showed the power of a girl's voice in front of world leaders at the #ClimateAction Summit in 2019.👏👏👏
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The lack of women in decision-making limits the reach and impact of #COVID19 pandemic and other emergency recovery efforts.
It's time for more #WomennInPolitics!
Learn more in our 2021 Gender Snapshot report: unwo.men/anSu50GfY7w #GloblaGoals
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