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​Women attend the observance of the International Women's Day 2024, at the United Nations in New York, U.S., March 8, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers … in honor of International Women’s Day, March 8

30: The United Nations has released a new report assessing progress on women’s rights worldwide 30 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark agreement for advancing gender equality, was adopted.

The future women want
UN General Assembly

The future women want

What issues matter most to women and girls around the world? The United Nations wanted to understand how women all over the globe feel about the future and what they’d like to see for the next generation. The UN's We the Women campaign includes an ambitious survey of 25,000 women in 185 countries and a report on the priorities of women worldwide. GZERO’s Tony Maciulis spoke with Annemarie Hou, Executive Director of the UN Office for Partnerships, which conducted the campaign, to learn more.

"Women fell between the cracks" during COVID — former UN Women chief
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"Women fell between the cracks" during COVID — former UN Women chief

During the pandemic, former UN Women chief Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says many women were "caught up in the crossfire that is not of their own making," accounting for two-thirds of jobs lost due to COVID. What's more, she adds, women forced into the informal job market to make ends meet had a hard time returning to formal jobs once lockdowns ended. And since government incentives didn't target them enough, "women fell between the cracks."

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.

Why the pandemic has been worse for women: UN Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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

The global fight for gender equality was set back by the pandemic, says Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. At the same time, it has been women who have shepherded the world through the worst pandemic, as they occupy the majority of frontline healthcare jobs. Mlambo-Ngcuka joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

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.