The Secretary-General issued a strong and urgent call for action to achieve gender equality, the overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face. He made the case that gender equality is a question of power, and that we must urgently transform and redistribute power if we are to safeguard our future and our planet.
In This Story: Gender Equality
Gender equality is achieved when all genders have equal rights, conditions and opportunities, and the power to shape their own lives and contribute to the development of society. It is a matter of equitable distribution of power, influence and resources in society.