Women’s Economic Empowerment in Iran, Moving in the Opposite Direction

The international community has made an unprecedented commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In a bold measure, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced his initiative to achieve parity at senior levels by 2021, and across the board by 2028. For his part, he appointed 17 women and 15 men to the senior management groups of the United Nations but stressed that “the changes needed are not just to recruitment systems and staff rules, but to our own attitudes and approaches.”

The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) set this year’s theme, “women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work,” and made specific recommendations[1] to all member states to take steps to fulfill their commitments towards planet 50-50 by 2030.

http://www.women.ncr-iran.org/documents/4311-women-s-economic-empowerment-in-iran-moving-in-the-opposite-direction