Greta Karris

Media, education & gender equality. Chief Communications & Engagement Officer. Formerly @SesameWorkshop, @UNFPA & @UN_Women.

[Sesame Workshop @SesameWorkshop]

Nowar, a young father who fled wartime Syria, parents his daughter from afar as a puppeteer on Ahlan Simsim, the Arabic version of Sesame Street created for children affected by conflict and crisis. Go behind the scenes in this short documentary: https://t.co/st7IRxkr0k

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Over 50% of women of reproductive age cannot make their own informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.

This #WorldPopulationDay let's remind ourselves to speak up for women's bodily autonomy!

🔗 Joint UN statement: https://t.co/n1hmVClL0g

[Sesame Workshop @SesameWorkshop]

We are thrilled to announce that the @UN has officially
endorsed a new #InternationalDayofPlay! This milestone marks a significant step towards recognizing the importance of play in children's lives to learn, grow, and thrive. #IDOP @LEGOfoundation

[Sherrie Westin @SherrieWestin]

The early years are pivotal to laying the foundation of curiosity and scientific exploration and countering gender stereotypes. Girls' empowerment starts early!

I was honored to contribute to this @wef piece on empowering women in STEM. https://t.co/g65pLvHqsT
#IWD

[Billie Jean King @BillieJeanKing]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all my friends on @sesamestreet and around the world!

#WomensHistoryMonth

[Plaza Sésamo @PlazaSesamo]

Para Plaza Sésamo es importante apoyar a las familias que se encuentran migrando en la región andina, proteger la primera infancia es nuestra principal motivación. Conoce lo que vivimos en el Encuentro de organizaciones beneficiarias de la Iniciativa para Refugiados en la región andina de la Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. @hiltonfound @SesameWorkshop

[Center for Reproductive Rights @ReproRights]

Struggling to keep track of the rapidly shifting US abortion landscape? You're not alone. The Center's After Roe Fell Map is the definitive record of the legal status of abortion in each state across the country, updated in real time:
https://t.co/BakwsyXBVN

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

Read our @techreview piece by @anya1anya on the Ahlan Simsim initiative with @SesameWorkshop, where @NYUGlobalTIES research showed that remote learning can produce results comparable to a year of in-person teaching. https://t.co/3d357Bt0MM

[UNICEF Innocenti @UNICEFInnocenti]

What is Gender-Responsive & Age-Sensitive Social Protection, or #GRASSP?

In episode 1⃣ of our new podcast, Nyasha Tirivayi, @ramyainnocenti & @lwhitehead301 discuss the GRASSP research project & the potential of #SocialProtection to address child wellbeing & gender inequality.

[Sesame Workshop @SesameWorkshop]

We have both a responsibility to help keep children safe, but there’s also an opportunity as we’re building this digital world to do so with children in mind instead of an afterthought. @SherrieWestin highlighted digital well-being on a @FastCompany panel at #WEF24.
@CooneyCenter

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Greta & Margot,

While it can sting to win the box office but not take home the gold, your millions of fans love you. 

You’re both so much more than Kenough.

#HillaryBarbie

[Center for Reproductive Rights @ReproRights]

Today should have marked 51 years of the US constitutional right to abortion under Roe v Wade. Instead, in more than a dozen states, basic human rights have been stripped away by abortion bans blocking access to critical health care.
https://t.co/ueLZj0slcp

[Greta Karris @GretaKarris]

Globally, women enjoy 77% of the legal rights men do, on average.
#Genderequality reforms have fallen to a 20yr low.
At this pace, women entering the workforce will retire before seeing equal rights. #YearInReview
@WorldBank @WBG_Gender @WorldBank_IEG
https://t.co/rAfrpKr40m

[UNICEF Education @UNICEFEducation]

"We know that #PrePrimaryEducation programmes are important, but what makes them successful?"

@RobertG_Jenkins & @bvnylund share findings from @UNICEFInnocenti's What Works in Pre-Primary Education Review.

Discover the evidence➡️ https://t.co/tBPcQ9LD5r

[UN Women @UN_Women]

This #16Days of Activism, we:
📣 Say there is #NoExcuse for gender-based violence.
📣 Call for support and investment in women’s rights organizations.
📣 Challenge gender stereotypes that contribute to a culture of violence against women & girls, online and offline.

[Greta Karris @GretaKarris]

There is #NoExcuse for gender-based violence.

Yet, 1 in 3 women experience violence throughout their lifetime.

Violence against women and girls is among the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide.

https://t.co/2ulBLq4ljH…

#16Days #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV

[UN Women @UN_Women]

📣Join the official @UN Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

There is #NoExcuse for gender-based violence.

⏰ Wed 22 November, 10am EST
📺Tune in live: https://t.co/FOe13YRUpw

@SayNO_UNiTE #16Days #OrangeTheWorld

[Greta Karris @GretaKarris]

@USAIDEducation @RESCUEorg @SesameWorkshop Thank you @USAIDEducation! Watch Mohammad's story here: https://t.co/YKeOMi4vsB

[Greta Karris @GretaKarris]

Thank you @USAIDEducation for featuring #AhlanSimsim on #WorldChildrensDay!

Watch Mohammad's story:
https://t.co/V6ZpQUM76F

[Guttmacher Institute @Guttmacher]

🌍 Since the 2015 adoption of #SDGs, adolescent birth rates declined 13% globally. But progress has stalled in other areas. Our new comment in @TheLancet calls for sexual & reproductive health services to be included in universal health coverage for all: https://t.co/WmJeDt2vn4