It's finally here: #CSW62 opening ceremony!
Watch live as activists, global leaders, NGOs & the private sector come together for #ruralwomen & girls: https://t.co/Hd1X6wus6O
#CSW62 begins today in #NYC with the theme: Challenges & opportunities in achieving #GenderEquality & the empowerment of #RuralWomen & girls. Documenting our reality is often a first step. #ThankYou@UNWomen for this telling snapshot https://t.co/nFgvU7l79U
International Women's Day may be over, but our fight to achieve a gender-equal world continues every day.
We are all in this together. #TimeIsNow to take action for women's rights: https://t.co/ot1qUhHEbJ
85% of the buying decisions in a household (soap to cars) is made by a woman. Yet only 16% of women hold executive positions 🤔 #SDG5#WomensDay2018#WomenInBusiness https://t.co/17AbPmTsys
GWI calls on the private sector to actively promote more women in leadership roles to kickstart a virtuous cycle against gender-discrimination and gender inequality in the work place. https://t.co/dUx6qaqiQW #ZeroDiscriminationDay#EndGenderDiscrimination
Side comment: Ever noticed how women being interviewed are referred to by their first name...while men are often referred to as Mr.... 🤔 https://t.co/RaTJotsgIM
On International Women’s Day, GWI voices concern about the persistence of gender stereotypes and gender disparities in the media.GWI insists that media scale up their focus on women’s and girls’ rights and gender equality. Read the full press release here: https://t.co/Z7kGhkthcN
‘If women and girls are not embedded in the initial design & framework of our future technologies, they won’t gain the benefits’ #SoWhatSeries#SDG5#WomenInTechnology@SDGLab
Always frustrating that #education gets pushed to the back b/c it's not an immediate fix. I'm not talking about #highereducation. How about the simple ability to #read & #write... Imagine all the issues we could eliminate if people had the tools & ability to think for themselves. https://t.co/hF7FPyqgiL
130 million girls between the ages of 6 and 17 are not in school.
All girls have a right to education.
Demand #zerodiscrimination. https://t.co/kQpq5duoAd
It seems so simple... women’s rights = human rights... but no 🤨 thanks to all who keep up the conversations, activism, vision, and positive momentum #unwomen#GlobalGoals#HumanRights#WomensRights https://t.co/DsKdM6ZFqh