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Theme: Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world Date: Monday, March 1, 2021 Media contact: media.team[at]unwomen.org (New York, 1 March) – This year’s International Women’s Day (8 March) comes as the world continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its staggering impacts on women – from being pushed into poverty, to loss of jobs as the informal economy shrinks, to an alarming spike in domestic violence and the unpaid care burden...

Speakers include: H.E. Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly H.E. Mher Margaryan, Chair of the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women Somaya Faruqi, Member of the Afghan Girls Robotic Team Women’s Leadership in a COVID-19 World: Eddie Ndopu, SDG and disability rights advocate, in conversation with: H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland H.E. Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, Minister of Women, Gender and D...

Gucci and its parent company Kering are joining the U.N. Women’s Generation Equality Action Coalitions to amplify gender equality.

Dia Mirza shared a glimpse from her wedding ceremony on Instagram. Actress Dia Mirza, who married businessman Vaibhav Rekhi on February 15, revealed in an Instagram post this morning that the couple chose to forgo the traditional rituals of Kanyadaan and Bidaai because "change begins with choice." Dia Mirza turned traditional rituals on their head at her wedding - her Vedic wedding ceremony was conducted by a woman priest, Sheela Atta. In her post, the 39-year-old actress said that it was "ti...

I am Generation Equality: Somaya Faruqi, young Afghan innovator who led the development of a low-cost ventilator prototype Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality. Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Somaya Faruqi. Photo: Digital Citizen Fund I am Generation Equality because… “I believe that g...

Kyzzhibek Batyrkanova, 26, is the director of the Kyrgyz Space Program. She is also a TechWomen 2019 alumna, hosted by Mozilla HQ in San Francisco Bay Area, and founder of the TechCamp project, implemented in partnership with the UN Women Country Office in Kyrgyzstan.

I am Generation Equality: Gitanjali Rao, young scientist and activist Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality. Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Gitanjali Rao at work in the lab. Photo courtesy of Gitanjali Rao. I am Generation Equality because… “Equality is important to represent all opinio...

A single moment can spark a revolution, collective actions can transform societies and laws, an invention can alter the course of history and creative expression can change attitudes. It’s these threads that have woven together over generations to propel the gender equality movement.

Date: Monday, February 1, 2021 Natalie Robi Tingo. Photo: Jenny Riva. I am Generation Equality because… “Why are we being told that as girls, when we get cut, we bring honour? That is not the truth. It is very painful, some girls die. Or, we get married. Our lives are basically taken away from us.  Three things you can do to become part of Generation Equality: Understand it is everyone’s responsibility to end FGM and other forms of violence against women. Own that responsibi...

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