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Individual actions are key to driving collective change and impacting the global SDGs. 🌍 The UN resolved to adopt and achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The fifth SDG is Gender Equality. SDG 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by building a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights and obligations in all spheres of life. 👉Swipe through to know how your actions can help to bring the world closer to achieving gender equality. Comment down below if you follow these practices! 👇🏼 #SDGs #CollectiveAction #GlobalImpact #GenderEquality

ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE TARGETS Everyone can help to make sure that we meet the Global Goals. Use these nine targets to create action for gender equality.👇👇👇 https://lnkd.in/efU4HvHE United Nations #UNwomen #sustainability

We need to increase the share of women in leadership and decision-making roles. 📈 According to the European Institute for Gender Equality Index, the average share of women on corporate boards in the EU countries was 33% in 2023. Measures are needed to move towards gender equality. The financial sector has an opportunity to catalyse change by strategically directing capital and influencing corporate behaviour. 💪 #genderequality #womenempowerment #ESG

With the election of two female Presidents in Mexico and Iceland, the total number of Women Heads of State and Government rises to 30. At the current rate, gender equality in the highest positions will be reached in about 130 years. The Council of Europe has launched its Gender Equality Strategy (2024-2029). It is structured around 6 thematic objectives addressing existing and emerging challenges, one of these is : achieving balanced participation of women and men in political, public, social and economic life. https://lnkd.in/gazcA94f

#GenderEquality is backsliding. Nearly 40% of countries are stagnating or declining on gender equality, with hard-won gains in women and girl's rights at risk of unravelling due to: ❗Rising anti-feminist rhetoric ❗Political polarization ❗Increasing economic instability ❗Climate change Read the 2024 SDG Gender Index to find out more: https://lnkd.in/daH3Z8gb hashtag #GenderEqualFuture

#WOMEN #GAP 'The Economic Case for Gender Equity Achieving gender equality in the workplace remains an elusive goal, despite decades of advocacy and incremental progress. For women to rise and thrive professionally, systemic changes must go beyond surface-level policies. A critical point of consideration is that diversity initiatives often falter without addressing the underlying biases embedded in organizational cultures.

According to the findings from 2024 SDG Gender Index: - NO COUNTRY IS ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY BY 2030; - If current trends continue, global gender equality won’t be achieved until the 22nd century. - A girl born today will have to wait until her 97th birthday – beyond her expected lifespan – to celebrate an equal society. The full report is here: https://lnkd.in/dZ9C6nzB

What does gender equality actually look like? Eliminating exploitation, valuing women's contributions to society and giving women the ability to excel in society are 3 ways we can look at breaking down the steps to achieving gender equality.

Positive Outcome Stories Series - Fundació Irla: Challenging Authoritarianism: Gender Equality in the Fight for Democracy Fundació Irla is tackling the growing ideological divide between young men and women, driven by far-right anti-feminism campaigns. By sparking debates on gender equality and democratic liberties, they’re influencing change and fighting for a more inclusive, democratic future. Discover how they’re addressing this critical issue. #ThankYouDemocracy #GenderEquality #BridgingTheDivide https://lnkd.in/eX93vDzp

We're kicking off 2025 with a reminder that progress on gender equality is possible, but it is NOT guaranteed. Whilst nearly a third of countries made 'fast progress' towards gender equality in recent years, 40% backslid or stagnated. With just 5 years left till 2030, it's more important than ever to ramp up commitments and funding towards #GenderEquality. Check out our SDG Gender Index for more detailed actions on how we can build a #GenderEqualFuture! https://lnkd.in/daH3Z8gb