António Guterres Instagram – Last week I had the opportunity to meet with senior women leaders from across the @unitednations.
I am particularly proud that since early in my tenure as Secretary-General, the UN system has had an equal number of women and men in senior management positions – a first for our organisation.
We did not achieve gender parity at senior levels by accident.
We did it with a determined effort to change our culture and welcome women into leadership roles. And that effort produced results.
Across the UN system, the representation of women in the Professional and higher categories is at a historic high.
We are pursuing full gender parity at all levels, and in each and every entity, prioritizing areas where progress is slow – especially our field missions.
If the United Nations can do it, governments can do it, banks can do it, and everyone must do it.
Equality is overdue.
We must invest in women and girls, turbocharge progress, and build a better world for all.
📷: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe | Posted on 16/Mar/2024 05:27:20
