Gender Equality: Aggressive backlash against it - UN Chief | United Nations

Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the Annual Conversation of the Group of Friends on Gender Parity. ----------------------------- Addressing the Annual Conversation of the Group of Friends on Gender Parity Guterres said, “We are witnessing an aggressive backlash against gender equality – threatening hard-won progress in women’s human rights and fundamental freedoms. We cannot afford to stand still. We must push back against this pushback.” He also said, “Gender equality is a thread that runs through the Pact -- and I call on all Member States to spare no effort to implement its commitments. This includes the revitalization of the Commission on the Status of Women to promote the full and effective implementation of the Platform for Action.” He stressed, “We must nurture and promote talent everywhere – and at every level. But achieving gender parity is not about numbers alone. Representation without transformation is not enough. Lack of parity perpetuates power structures that go against gender equality. Too many institutions, including our own, remain shaped by patriarchal systems of power that restrict women’s equal access to leadership, economic opportunities, and legal protection. If we want a UN that truly represents the people it serves, our organizational culture, policies and decision-making must continue to evolve.”


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