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GZERO celebrates International Women's Day
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GZERO celebrates International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, we’re proud to showcase just a few of the exceptional women we’ve interviewed on “GZERO World with Ian Bremmer,” our weekly program on US public television. The accomplishments of these remarkable women have made them role models globally.

The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies
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The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies

Women's reproductive rights are fundamental to their ability to prosper, says UN Women's executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

How education has improved women’s lives around the world
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How education has improved women’s lives around the world

What has been the driving force for improving women's lives around the world in the last decade? It's education, says UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women: GZERO World with Ian Bremmer podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Why the pandemic has been worse for women: insights from UN Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Listen: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director for UN Women, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to discuss the toll COVID-19 has taken on the global fight for gender equality, especially on girls.

How the pandemic has increased violence against women and worsened inequality
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How the pandemic has increased violence against women and worsened inequality

This week's horrific Atlanta shooting, which took the lives of six women of Asian descent, stirred outrage and fear across the US at a time when Asian and Asian American women are facing an onslaught of verbal and physical violence. But violence against women has been skyrocketing across the world since the start of the pandemic, says Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women.