Would you rather be alone in the woods with 👨a man or 🐻a bear? This question has sparked a discussion about women's safety with most women opting for a bear. Our Chief of Ending Violence against Women and Girls, Kalliopi Mingeirou, explains. #NoExcuse
UN Women
International Affairs
New York, NEW YORK 1,408,190 followers
The UN entity for gender equality & the empowerment of women & girls.
About us
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. #CSW67 #IWD2023 #PowerOn UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.
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http://unwomen.org
External link for UN Women
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NEW YORK
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Leadership and participation, Ending violence against women and girls, Economic empowerment, Peace and security, and National planning and budgeting
Locations
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220 East 42nd Street
New York, NEW YORK 10017, US
Employees at UN Women
Updates
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Equal 🚴 Number of athletes 🤺 Prime time coverage 🏊 Opportunities to win gold The game is changing. #Olympic #ChangeTheGame
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Sport shapes social norms around gender. Sport influences 🏓 Beliefs 🏉 Attitudes ⛳Behaviours Sadly, it has also been an environment for shocking cases of sexism and violence against women and girls. Together with UNESCO and Spotlight Initiative, we developed a handbook to facilitate informed and constructive conversations to address violence against #WomenInSport. Let's make #GenderEquality a reality for all, both on and off the playing field. Access the handbook 👉 https://lnkd.in/du_8GJkz
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Gender-based violence is everybody’s business. There is #NoExcuse for inaction when you witness it. 👉Learn more about the signs of relationship abuse and how to help: https://lnkd.in/dHhG3J8J
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1.1 million That’s the number of girls who are out of school in Afghanistan. Our Gender Country profile reveals that the consequences of inaction in restoring the full spectrum of women's and girls' rights are CATASTROPHIC. We are on the ground in #Afghanistan and committed to stay and deliver. 👉 Check out our new Gender Country profile funded by the European Union: https://lnkd.in/dM--f9k3
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🗺️ According to new figures, women represent just 23.3% of Cabinet members heading Ministries globally. While this figure is notably higher in some countries, overall there has been less than 0.5% increase from 2023. 👇 This International Day of #WomenInDiplomacy, explore the new Map of #WomenInPolitics 👀 Can you spot your country on the map?
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The latest data shows that when women become widowed, many of them lose their livelihoods and homes. Widows must be empowered to support themselves and their families. This International #WidowsDay, we call for the protection of widows’ rights to ✅ Marital property ✅ Inheritance ✅ Pensions
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