António Guterres, center in red tie, on the floor of the General Assembly Hall before he was sworn in as the next United Nations secretary-general on Dec. 12, 2016. The deputy secretary-general, Jan Eliasson, in blue tie, is seated at right. ESKINDER DEBEBE/UN PHOTO
By Dulcie Leimbach on Dec 12, 2016
António Guterres was sworn in as the ninth United Nations Secretary-General on Dec. 12 in a low-key ceremony played out in the General Assembly Hall, featuring moving tributes by ambassadors to the 10 years that Ban Ki-moon has led the UN, a job he hands to Guterres on Jan. 1. Among other remarks, Guterres pledged gender parity in top UN posts through his administration.
Guterres’s speech to the UN representatives assembled in the General Assembly on Monday morning ran along two parallel lines: how the UN must help the world in a more constructive, crucial way and how it must fix itself. Although he did not dwell on the Syrian war, which has moved into a seeming military triumph for the government and Russia, Guterres said, “Our most serious shortcoming — and here I refer to the entire international community — is our inability to prevent crises.
As we look back at these major breakthroughs for women’s rights around the world, we are determined not to go backwards. Take action to help build women’s movements that are thriving, unified, and fearless across borders—so that at the end of 2017, we have even more to celebrate.
When you look back on 2016, what will you remember? It’s been a year filled with extreme highs and lows for women’s rights around the world. There have been rollbacks and new challenges for women and girls in countless countries, from the United States to Turkey and Brazil. As we look back on the past year, we are reminded of the undeniable power of women’s movements—because when women and girls come together, they are stronger, more effective in driving sustainable change, and better able to resist injustice, fear, and hate.
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By Nikki Waller*
Men and women work side by side, tackling the same business problems, sitting through the same meetings and walking the same hallways.
But a new study on working women suggests that the common ground ends there. Men and women experience very different workplaces, ones in which the odds for advancement vary widely and corporate careers come in two flavors: his and hers.
Data show that men win more promotions, more challenging assignments and more access to top leaders than women do. Men are more likely than women to feel confident they are en route to an executive role, and feel more strongly that their employer rewards merit.
With this exhibit we honor feminists and Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) who have died.
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And while many of these women have passed away due to accidents, illnesses and natural disasters, about one third of those honored in this tribute were killed or disappeared due to their activism.
