Women and girls represent more than half of our population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Moreover, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth.
Imagine your sister, daughter, cousin, or own mother, don’t have the opportunity to get healthcare, economic resources, education, or even get violence abused, just because of gender differences.
Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to end the multiple forms of gender violence and secure equal access to quality education and health, economic resources, and participation in political life for both women and girls and men and boys. It is also essential to achieve equal opportunities in access to employment and positions of leadership and decision-making at all levels.
One of the key strategies must be to change how girls, families, and society imagine what girls can be and can do. We need to give girls images and role models that expand their dreams. We also need parents to see that there are opportunities for their daughters, that their only security is not just to be good wives and mothers
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