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Press release: International Women’s Day spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital world

International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”

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8 March 2023

Speech: Raising the curtain on the Generation Equality Midpoint Event

UN Women Executive Director Ms. Sima Bahous delivers a speech at the high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future”, hosted by UN Women/Generation Equality in collaboration with the Action Coalition on Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality, on Tuesday 7 March 2023. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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7 March 2023

Statement: Defiant and steadfast for full equality in the digital world

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.

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7 March 2023

Op-ed: Accelerating action on gender equality

Students in the renewable energy lab at the University of Rwanda. Digital inclusion and literacy skills are critical factors for women’s and girls’ well-being and success. Photo: World Bank/Kelley Lynch

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7 March 2023

In the words of Sevgim Parıltı: “Your choice can make a difference. Just like me, helping as a chef at the forefront of the crisis response.”

Chef Sevgim Parıltı coordinated a network of chefs from around Türkiye to cook and provide meals for those affected by the earthquakes. Photo: UN Women/Sena Şar

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7 March 2023

Speech: We need a radical change of direction

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous addresses the Security Council Open Debate: “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of 1325” convened by Mozambique, chaired by Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo, on the eve of International Women’s Day. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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7 March 2023

Revolutionizing STEM to bridge access gaps and uphold digital rights

Valentina Muñoz, from Chile, is a feminist activist and programmer and the co-founder of the Association of Young Women for Ideas (AMUJI Chile). Photo: UN Women/Diana Leal

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7 March 2023

Women in power in 2023: New data shows progress but wide regional gaps

Women in politics: 2023

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7 March 2023

CSW67 opening statement: Digital rights are women's rights

Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, delivers her opening statement to the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 6 March 2023. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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6 March 2023

Media advisory: International Women’s Day 2023 and the Commission on the Status of Women to address the gender gaps in innovation and technology

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1 March 2023