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Gender Equality Updates

LOOKING FORWARD

If this new year felt less than celebratory, we get it. With the pandemic keeping us at home and apart, it can be hard to find things to look forward to in our day-to-day lives. This year, we look for hope in new places –– in the resilience of our communities, the power of our collective actions and the unyielding courage of all those fighting for a better, equal future. Below, explore what's keeping our activism going, from upcoming events to the front line stories that are inspiring us. We're still in this together, and we'll find our way through it.  
International Women's Day
8 March 2021
Commission on the Status of Women
15-26 March 2021

Generation Equality Forum


Join us in the journey for gender equality. Learn how activists, visionaries and leaders around the world are acting for an equal future this year at the Generation Equality Forum. Read more » 

IN THE NEWS

Op-ed: The roles I've played brought home to me the scourge of violence against women


Nicole Kidman, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning actor. Originally published by The Guardian

"Violence against women and girls was already widespread before the pandemic. Whether it will outlive it, or not, it’s on us all." Read more »

FROM THE FRONT LINE

For the latest updates on COVID-19 and gender equality, visit UN Women's dedicated In Focus pages:  
Global | Africa | Americas & the Caribbean | Arab States | Asia & the Pacific | Europe & Central Asia  
Expert's take: Five steps to make the COVID-19 social protection and jobs responses work better for women
Almost half a year after the blast, Syrians in Beirut use new skills to make a living 

Click here for more stories. 

ISSUE SPOTLIGHT

UN Secretary-General's Report for the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women


An examination of global trends, persistent barriers and opportunities with regard to women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Read more »

Related: Commission on the Status of Women, 15-26 March 2021
VIOLENCE Helping survivors of violence seek justice through forensic science in the West Bank
MIGRATION Explainer: How migration is a gender equality issue 

ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES 

Ana Šaćipović: Building a bridge between two worlds
Riko Nagu: Women and men should work together 

GET CREATIVE

Generation Equality: Picture It!
 

UN Women, together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, and in partnership with Cartooning for Peace, is organizing a global comic and cartoon competition to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Winners will receive a monetary prize, get the chance to virtually attend the Generation Equality Forum and have their work featured on several platforms. Read more | Amplify the call on Twitter

INSPIRING READ

Roza Mojsovska: An artist in North Macedonia who paints with her mouth 

Learn more about how UN Women works to promote disability inclusion and gender equality here.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Madame Vice President 
 

This week, Kamala Harris has become the first woman, first Black and first South Asian Vice President of the United States. Here's to many more moments like this around the world. #GenerationEquality #Inauguration2021

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