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@UN_Women
Careers have no gender, neither does the value of work.
#EqualPayDay is for ending systemic barriers that hold women back!
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@UN_Women
Building a gender-equal world starts with small steps in the home.
Here's some tips for a feminist household: unwo.men/GKpu50GLSSy
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@UN_Women
Women’s leadership in public life can help support their empowerment in other sectors, including in:
✨ the arts
✨ culture
✨ sports
✨ media
✨ the private sector
✨ institutions
#GenerationEquality
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@UN_Women
📰 Let’s flip the narrative that places blame on victims.
Let's use the power of language in service of survivors, not perpetrators.
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@UN_Women
The International Day for People of African Descent will be celebrated for the first time, today, on 31 August.
Through this Observance the @UN aims to promote the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world and #FightRacism.
unwo.men/7BsU50G0LbA
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@UN_Women
Today we remember Betty White, an American actress and the first woman to:
🎬Produce a national TV show,
🎬Star in a sitcom,
🎬Receive an Emmy nomination,
🎬And the first producer to hire a female director.
She continues to inspire us all. #OnThisDay
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@UN_Women
Girls who play sport
✔️develop self-esteem,
✔️learn to overcome adversity, and to work in teams.
✔️tend to stay in school longer, delay pregnancy, and get better jobs.
Learn about our work with the @Olympics in this op-ed by @unwomenchief Sima Bahous: unwo.men/CliZ50Milal
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@UN_Women
"Little by little, women are chipping away the patriarchy. The fact we have not been able to replace it yet doesn’t mean we have failed; it means that the job is monumental. But it’s not impossible." - @isabelallende
💬✒️ @nytimes nytimes.com/2021/12/10/spe…
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@UN_Women
Dear girls,
You belong wherever you feel happy or fulfilled.
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@UN_Women
#ClimateChange affects women the most. At #COP26, we must take action to green our economies & promote gender equality in energy & agriculture.
Our #FeministPlan outlines a set of policies to ensure gender-just transitions to a sustainable future.
unwo.men/jCr150GELoH
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@UN_Women
War puts women and girls at an increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence, especially those forced to flee.
UN Women is bolstering protection and gender-based violence services, in partnership with local civil society and women’s organizations.
#Ukraine
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@UN_Women
It's 2021 and not one country in the world has achieved gender equality!
This #ActForEqual Week of Action, sign @GlblCtzn's petition calling on governments and stakeholders to make big, bold commitments at the upcoming #GenerationEquality Forum.
✍️unwo.men/ljom50F0MZN
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@UN_Women
Women do 3 times as much unpaid care and domestic work as men.
Time to step it up, guys!
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@UN_Women
Did you know? Each year, 5–13% of maternal deaths can be attributed to unsafe abortion.
ℹ️ unwo.men/q9Jo50JXec2
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@UN_Women
✔️We need to increase investment in the collection and analysis of #GenderData.
✔️We need to monitor progress on all #GlobalGoals from a gender perspective.
The distance remaining to achieve #SDG5 is long and time is short.
Learn more unwo.men/K6zz50KpAji
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@UN_Women
Women are feeling less safe in public spaces during #COVID19.
Violence against women outside the home restricts women’s mobility, limiting their access to employment, essential services & leisure activities.
ℹ️: unwo.men/PAM350Hafpi #WomenCount
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@UN_Women
#WomenCount's new report reveals how women & girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of #COVID19, while highlighting how less likely they are to receive pandemic relief or social protection from governments or NGOs than men & boys.
unwo.men/Hn1m50HglQq
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@UN_Women
Happy birthday @Zendaya! 🎉
"A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else."
Leave a 💙 if you're here with us feminists.
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@UN_Women
There are many global policies in place to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Learn about some of them with @SofiaCarson.
#16Days #OrangeTheWorld
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@UN_Women
Learn about climate change activist @vanessa_vash's work and why it's so important to make space for the voices of women of African descent in climate action: unwo.men/tUpB50KuJGc
#AfricaClimateWeek
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@UN_Women
Swipe right for a better world.
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@UN_Women
There is no ‘women’s work’ or ‘men’s work’. Careers have no gender.
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@UN_Women
It's World Day for #AudiovisualHeritage!
We need more films:
✍️written by women
🎬directed by women
📽️produced by women
👷♀️featuring women
🎞️about women
to leave behind a media heritage that will inspire future generations to sustain a gender-equal world.
Are you with us?
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@UN_Women
We need more resources and funding to keep forcibly displaced women and girls safe.
Join us in speaking up to end gender-based violence! #OrangeTheWorld #16Days via @Refugees
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@UN_Women
Equal rights and opportunities for all people, of all genders. It’s not a new vision, but still a bold one, as no country has achieved it.
Here are 7 ways you can help change the world! unwo.men/zWEk50GxULo
@UN_Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment.