Violence against Women
This fundamental violation of women’s rights remains widespread. Women need strong laws, backed by implementation and services for protection and prevention.
Peace & Security
Women bear the brunt of modern conflicts. Specific threats to them must be stopped, and women must be at the centre of peace talks and post-conflict reconstruction.
Leadership & Participation
The percentage of women in political and other leadership roles is too small. Quotas and new skills can expand space for women to realize their leadership potential.
National Planning & Budgeting
Gender equality should be a stated objective of plans to provide public services, backed by specific implementation actions and sufficient funding.
Economic Empowerment
Women lag far behind men in access to land, credit and decent jobs. The multiple barriers that prevent women from seizing economic opportunities must be abolished.
Millennium Development Goals
The MDGs provide a basic roadmap for development. Gender equality is the third goal, but it is also integral to achieving all eight MDGs.
Focus Areas
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In Davos, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet participated with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in a panel on "Women as the way forward," the first major public session of the World Economic Forum focused on women's leadership.
During a visit to Strasbourg, France, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet addressed the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on advancing women's rights worldwide.
Highlighting Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, a Cornerstone for Sustainable Development
ASG and Deputy Executive Director, UN Women, Ms. Lakshmi Puri calls on Member States for action-oriented inclusiveness of gender equality considerations at the initial consultations on the Zero Draft of the Rio+20 Outcome Document.
UN Women in collaboration with the Chumchon Thai Foundation, the Friends of Women Foundation, as well as government partners is supporting women’s leadership and capacity building in community-based disaster response, in the aftermath of the massive floods that hit the country in late 2011.
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