Message
Director-General of UNESCO
«Gender equality more than ever continues to be a challenge
at the start of the 21st century. It is a fundamental right, a
question of dignity and justice. Gender equality constitutes
a powerful lever for the development of dynamic and just
societies.
Yet, this promise is still far from being fully fulfilled. Despite
progress over recent years, the situation remains of great
concern for women and girls around the world.
More than 100 women are killed every day by their intimate
partners or by a family member; 12 million girls are forced
into marriage every year, before their eighteenth birthday,
and 64 million girls are victims of forced labour.
In the field of education, UNESCO data describes a similarly
alarming situation, with 132 million girls out
of school in the world.
Moreover, inequalities persist in the labour market, in
particular in the fields of science, technology, engineering
and mathematics. Women only represent 28.4% of scientific
researchers; and this inequality is even more pronounced in
the digital field. (…)». Continue a ler na pg. 5.
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