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🧡Join us for the @UN Official Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women!
📅23 Nov, 10:00 am EST
📍 UN HQ, New York
📺 Livestream: unwo.men/BBT750LIJnO
#OrangeTheWorld #16Days
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Ending violence against women and girls is everyone’s business. How are YOU taking action?
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What do we want?
Gender equality!
When do we want it?
Now!
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Some inspiration from Mary Wollstonecraft, an English writer and passionate advocate for women's rights.
She fought for women's equality and became one of the earliest feminists in history.
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Priority actions to end violence against women & girls:
🧡Increase funding to women’s rights organizations
🧡Promote leadership & participation of women & girls in politics & decision-making
🧡Strengthen protection for human rights defenders & activists
@unwomenchief #16Days
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🚨 Reminder 🚨
#Pride #PrideMonth
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We need more women reporters, storytellers and leaders in the media industry. Let's make it happen!
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The choices made in the midst of conflict and crises, will impact recovery, peace and stability for years to come.
Let's work together to build a better for future for women and girls affected by conflict and crises.
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🗓️ Mark your calendars for 8 March 🗓️
International Women's Day 2022 is less than a month away!
More info here 👉 unwo.men/hyLW50HW73w
#IWD2022
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We salute:
✊grassroots activists
✊women human rights defenders
✊survivor advocates
✊individuals around the world
who continue to #PushForward in the shared mission to end violence against women and girls.
#16Days
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Today the U.S. celebrates #WomensEqualityDay.
Dive into the history of women's rights to see how far the movement has come since the #19thAmendment, which granted American women the right to vote: unwo.men/iwZ550FXsRz
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Shoutout to the person reading this for doing your best this year.
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Let's support each other, believe in each other, and have each other's back.
Women's solidarity is the power we need to achieve gender equality.💙
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“I urge you to put women at the heart of economic growth and recovery.”
At the @b20 Summit, our Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway emphasized how the world’s future progress depends on women’s participation and leadership.
👉 Read more: unwo.men/zU9R50LCUw8
#B20
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GIRLS are:
⚡️Great
⚡️Inspiring
⚡️Resilient
⚡️Limitless
⚡️Smart
Show the world who you are, GIRLS ✊
RT if you agree!
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Women and girls are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Yet, they are also at the forefront of global #ClimateAction.
This #InternationalWomensDay join the fight for gender equality! Together we can create a sustainable tomorrow.
#IWD2022
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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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In case you were searching for the meaning of women's rights...
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Every day is a new opportunity to celebrate diversity, inclusion and intersectionality, so that no one is left behind and every person enjoys the right to live as their true self. 💙
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On 12 September 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the 1st woman of color to travel in space!
Now she's inspiring future generations of #WomenInScience, and us all, to reach for the stars, too.👩🏾🚀🚀
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Let's challenge societal constructs of beauty, perfection and what constitutes a "normal" body. 💙 #ActForEqual #GenerationEquality
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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/vEfe50Gfr4k
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❌Food insecurity isn't just about going hungry.
For women & girls it can lead to:
-Transactional sex for food or money to buy food;
-Sexual exploitation, abuse and/or trafficking when searching for employment or food,
-Being pulled out of school for early and forced marriage.
@UN_Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment.