UNSD, United Nations Statistics Division (2020) Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
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International commitments to advance gender equality have brought about improvements in some areas: child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) have declined in recent years, and women’s representation in the political arena is higher than ever before. But the promise of a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality, and where all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed, remains unfulfilled. In fact, that goal is probably even more distant than before, since women and girls are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis is creating circumstances that have already contributed to a surge in reports of violence against women and girls, and may increase child marriage and FGM. Moreover, women are likely to take on most additional care work owing to the closure of schools and day-care centres. They are also on the front lines in fighting the coronavirus, since women account for nearly 70 per cent of health and social workers globally.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Gender Equality, Empowerment, Women, Covid, Violence, Health, United Nations |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 16 May 2022 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2022 06:06 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13596 |
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