During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: Esther Mwema, founder of Digital Grassroots (the only youth-led organization in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality)

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured speaking: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Leymah Gbowee addresses the Security Council Open Debate: “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of 1325” convened by Mozambique, chaired by Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

from left to right: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU); Sima Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women; Esther Mwema, founder of Digital Grassroots (the only youth-led organization in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality); Catherine Russell, Executive Director, Unicef

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Leymah Gbowee addresses the Security Council Open Debate: “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of 1325” convened by Mozambique, chaired by Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Pictured: Catherine Russell, Executive Director, Unicef

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: photo moment with Angellah Kairuki, Minister of State, President Office Regional Administration and Local Government of Tanzania; and Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scene outside the General Assembly (with the #UNGA hashtag sign) building following the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 at UN Headquarters in New York on 8 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Members of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment present Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with the final report of the panel.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the the Chalk Back for Gender Justice action following the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 at UN Headquarters in New York on 8 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scene from the launch of Unilever’s ‘Opportunities for Women’ report, held at UN Women Headquarters on 15 March 2017. Unilever’s forthcoming report describes how the company is striving to challenge discriminatory norms and outdated stereotypes across its value chain - in workplace and supply chain operations. Key to this is also ‘unstereotyping’ advertising to portray more diverse images of women and men. In the light of the UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment report, adverse social norms were identified as a critical barrier to progress.

Moderated by: Elizabeth Cousens - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, UN Foundation

Panelists:

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka - Executive Director, UN Women

Justine Greening MP - Minister for Women and Equalities, UK Government OR DFID Director for International Relations, Gwen Hines

Winnie Byanyima - Executive Director, Oxfam International

Alan Jope - President, Unilever

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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