{"id":62140,"date":"2019-03-26T13:22:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?page_id=62140"},"modified":"2020-06-08T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:07:51","slug":"goal-of-the-month-march-2019-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/goal-of-the-month-march-2019-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal of the Month | March 2019: Gender Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every month, in the context of upcoming events and thematic priorities, we highlight one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and provide an editorial package containing the latest reports, news, interviews with subject matter experts, stories of impact, and resources.<\/p>\n

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IN FOCUS: GENDER EQUALITY<\/h1>\n

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Today, <\/span>740 million women make their living in the informal economy with limited access to social protection, public services and infrastructure that could increase their productivity and income security. One in three women are likely to face violence in their lifetimes, yet public services, urban planning and transport systems are rarely planned with women\u2019s safety and mobility in mind, reports Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day<\/strong>\u00a0puts innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at the heart of efforts to remove barriers to gender equality, accelerate progress for women\u2019s empowerment and improve social protection systems, infrastructure and access to public services to meet the needs of women and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n

For further information on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s work on achieving Goal 5, including facts and figures, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

International Women\u2019s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

ILO Report: A Quantum Leap for Gender Equality<\/a><\/p>\n

Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n

Stories of Impact<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources <\/a><\/p>\n

Upcoming events<\/a><\/p>\n

Sustainability At Work<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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<\/a>International Women\u2019s Day – 8 March<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>

For more than four decades, the United Nations has marked 8\u00a0March as International Women\u2019s Day<\/strong>. While it\u2019s a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world, the day is also used to bring attention to the essential challenges affecting women everywhere. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women, achieving a gender-equal world requires social innovations that work for everyone. From urban planning that focuses on community safety to e-learning platforms that take classrooms to women and girls, affordable and quality childcare centres, and technology shaped by women, innovation can take the race for gender equality to its finishing line by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Economic Upside of Women\u2019s Empowerment <\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

Despite the clear economic benefit to gender equality, women still face gender discrimination across the world. In fact, the World Economic Forum estimates that it will take over two centuries to reach gender equality, given current trends.<\/span><\/p>\n

Progress in this area is slow, but there are positive signs of change. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ News examines how <\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women<\/span><\/a> and the<\/span> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact<\/span><\/a> are ramping up efforts to promote the economic upside of gender equality, which is in the order of USD28 trillion, and how signing up to the<\/span> Women\u2019s Empowerment Principles<\/span><\/a> is good for women, and good for business.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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<\/a>Gender gaps at work persist, says new ILO report<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>

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Work-related gender gaps have not seen any meaningful improvement for the last 20 years, but the path to progress is clear, says a new International Labour Organization report released on International Women\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Called A Quantum Leap for Gender Equality: For a Better Future of Work for All<\/a><\/strong>, the report says that it will take a quantum leap, not just hesitant incremental steps to close the gender gaps. Today, less than 50 per cent of women are employed compared to over 70 per cent of men. Women tend to climb the managerial ladder a year faster but less than 30 per cent of managers and leaders are women. Moreover, mothers of young children have the lowest chance of being a manager while fathers the highest.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Interviews<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>

Annie Lennox<\/strong> Wants to Know If You Are a Global Feminist<\/span><\/h3>\n

Annie Lennox<\/strong>, former Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, talks about why she moved away from music and into activism, fighting HIV\/AIDS and working to improve the lives of girls and women around the world.\u00a0Global GoalsCast<\/a><\/span> talks to the musician about her efforts to urge women \u2013 and men \u2013 to embrace the term global feminism.<\/p>\n

The podcast will also be available on various podcast apps on 8 March.<\/p>\n<\/div>