{"id":1688,"date":"2019-03-15T10:26:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T10:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthrights.mk\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2021-12-24T10:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T10:27:19","slug":"political-power-of-women-suffering-serious-regression-un-general-assembly-president-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthrights.mk\/?p=1688","title":{"rendered":"Political Power of Women Suffering “Serious Regression:” UN General Assembly President Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0418\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0440: WUNRN \u2013 15.03.2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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UN Photo\/Evan Schneider<\/em><\/p>\n

A high-level event on \u201cWomen in Power\u201d was held in the General Assembly hall as part of the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 12 March 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

12 March 2019 – There has been a \u201cserious regression\u201d in the political power of women across the world in recent years, UN General Assembly President <\/a>Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa told delegates to the annual summit of women activists at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The former Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs who leads the 193-member world body, pointed out that in 2105 it would have taken 30 years to close the gender gap, but now, she told the Commission on the Status of Women<\/a> (CSW), if current trends continue, gender parity will not be reached for \u201c107 years\u201d.<\/p>\n

She commended the under-appreciated women of past who \u201cwere made invisible, erased from history\u201d, saying they \u201chave been protagonists in the destinies of entire nations; of culture and political thinking; science and innovation; and the most significant social changes\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know anything about many of them\u201d she continued. But for those we do, we must recognize their bravery and \u201cthe immense contribution\u201d they made to humanity. \u201cToday we are here for them\u201d, she underscored.<\/p>\n

Ms. Espinosa praised the leap forward towards full gender parity at the UN, under Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a>, saying it was a \u201ctestament to the fact that when there is political will, and leadership, it is possible to change the course of history\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Push back against the push backs\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Guterres informed the high-level event that \u201cfor the first time in history, the UN Senior Management Group is comprised of more women than men\u201d, adding \u201cwe have achieved another first \u2013 parity among the Resident Coordinators \u2013 our leading officials on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that resistance and obstacles remained to further progress at the UN, promising that: \u201cWe will push back against the pushbacks, and we will not give up until we reach parity across the board\u201d.<\/p>\n

While the UN was on its way \u201cto reaching parity at all senior levels by 2021\u201d, Mr. Guterres lamented that it was far from the case elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Women and girls represent half of the global population<\/a>, yet, women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions in every region of the world.<\/p>\n

As of October, only nine per cent of Member States had a female Head of State or Government and only 24 per cent of parliamentarians were women, according to the UN.<\/p>\n

Women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions in every region of the world: UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Moreover, in 31 States, women account for less than 10 per cent of parliamentarians in single or lower houses, with four chambers lacking any women members at all. And among the 2018 \u201cFortune 500\u201d rankings of leading US businesses, only 24 have women CEOs and 12 companies have no women at all on their board.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need parity to change power relations\u201d, Mr. Guterres said in conclusion, thanking the gathering \u201cfor powering the change our world needs\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout women in politics, sustainable development, human rights and peace, will be seriously jeopardized,\u201d she stated. We need more women in politics\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Obliged to be changemakers\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of UN Women<\/a>, Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said it was \u201cunprecedented\u201d for women to currently hold the presidencies of the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC<\/a>), UN Women\u2019s board and CSW chair, along with the Deputy Secretary-General post.<\/p>\n

While observing that \u201cthere are changes\u201d, she flagged some of many challenges, such as that only 10 countries have gender-equal cabinets and only five per cent of all corporate CEOs are women, adding \u201cand these numbers are coming down\u201d.<\/p>\n

Because our institutions were \u201cmade for men and by men\u201d, we need to make changes otherwise \u201cwe are slipping on the job\u201d, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe therefore, are obliged to be changemakers wherever we are and open paths for other women and lift as we climb\u201d, the UN Women chief stated.<\/p>\n

Many speakers highlighted how women are held to a different standard, including having to meet certain requirements when it comes to how they look in public.<\/p>\n

Katr\u00edn Jakobsd\u00f3ttir, the Prime Minister of Iceland, noted that just 10 minutes before taking the podium, she had been asked where the Prime Minister of Iceland was. For her part, Marta Luc\u00eda Ram\u00edrez, Vice-President of Colombia, said that until she introduced legislation to change it, women were prohibited from rising to the rank of General in the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

Only one-in-five ministers is a woman<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Inter-Parliamentary Union<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women in Politics: 2019<\/p>\n

Download a larger free copy of Women in Politics: 2019 map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as the CSW meeting was underway, a new study was launched by UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, revealing that only one-in-five ministers around the world is a woman.<\/p>\n

Calling it nonetheless \u201can all-time\u201d high, the 2019 edition of Women in Politics<\/a> indicates that out of 3,922 ministers, 812 are women \u2013 a 2.4 percentage points advance on 2017<\/a> figures.<\/p>\n

According to the data presented, women\u2019s representation in top-level leadership has decreased from 7.2 per cent of elected Heads of State to 6.6 per cent, or just 10 out of 153, and from 5.7 per cent of heads of government to 5.2 per cent, or 10 out of 193.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore women in politics leads to more inclusive decisions and can change people\u2019s image of what a leader looks like,\u201d Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka underscored, saying \u201cwe still have a steep road ahead\u201d.<\/p>\n

The study showed that Ethiopia, Mexico, Pakistan, Mauritania, Palau and Tonga saw the strongest gains in the number of women cabinet ministers while that number dropped in Slovenia, Japan and the Philippines. Furthermore, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Iraq, Kiribati, Lithuania, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vanuatu have no women ministers.<\/p>\n

We need \u201cbold moves\u201d if \u201cwe are to dramatically increase women\u2019s representation in decision-making\u201d concluded Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka.<\/p>\n

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