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‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message

‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message

Mar 08, 2022, at 07:11 pm

New York: Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 08 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from the pandemic with the clock spinning backwards on gender equality”.

International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone

International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone

Mar 07, 2020, at 10:28 am

New York/IBNS: The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in her message for International Women’s Day (IWD) at UN Headquarters on Friday, being celebrated in New York, ahead of the official day.

Women still struggle to find a job, let alone reach the top: new UN report calls for 'quantum leap'

Women still struggle to find a job, let alone reach the top: new UN report calls for 'quantum leap'

Mar 08, 2019, at 08:52 am

New York, Mar 8 (IBNS): Women’s job opportunities have barely improved since the early 1990s, UN labour experts said on Thursday, warning that female workers are still penalized for having children and looking after them.