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World ‘more gender equal than ever’, but progress is reversible, warns UN Women regional chief

News RoomBy News RoomMarch 8, 2025
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The situation for women’s rights in the world is fragile, according to new data reported by UN Women. It has shown growth over the past 20 years but faces systemic challenges, as highlighted by Belén Sanz, UN Women’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia, in an interview with Euronews. Sanz emphasized that while progress has advanced, it is fraught with risks due to global pressures and environmental changes.

The UN Women report, highlighting achievements like girls’ education, maternal mortality drops, and increased women’s representation in parliament, underscores that growth is not certain. Sanz warned that evenbae’s protections and funding are shrinking, and women are still facing discrimination. For example, in Georgia, women have faced backlash because of a gender quota increase in parliament. She noted that without measures to anchor EU policies, a rollback is possible, highlighting the need for European vigilance.

On the EU level, scores of women suffer from sexual violence at home and in public. Since 2014, the percentage of women in unpaid care and domestic work has increased by 17% in the region, with a 30.7% figure for men, indicating a significant gap. Employers also continue to struggle, with labor market participation rates at 44% for women compared to 69% for men. This underscores the need for global solidarity and urgent action.

The UN Women expert observes that despite progress, the global backlash against gender equality has accelerated the decline in women’s opportunities. Sanz argued that the world is failing women and girls, stating that a child born today would face extinction by age 40, almostuniversal gender rolesRequired to confront poverty, and extreme poverty eliminated by age 137. The rise of far-right groups and the decline of anti-feminist movements have further accelerated crises.

In response, UN Women’s director noted that US aid has been cut, affecting women globally. While in Ukraine, the drop in resources for women’s peacebuilding efforts could save nearly 4,500 individuals, affecting almost 12,000 in the country. This underscores the need for sustained investment in gender equality.

Overall, Sanz remains optimistic, stressing that progress is attainable but fragile. She calls for more global vigilance and investment in initiatives that empower women and girls.


This summarizes the content by Belén Sanz, UN Women’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia, to 2000 words in six paragraphs:

  1. The fragility of women’s rights:

    • UN Women reports growth over the past 20 years.
    • Concerns about rollback include discrimination, legal issues, and diminishing funding.
    • Emphasizes the need for European vigilance.
  2. Key achievements and highlights:

    • Significant growth in girls’ education, maternal mortality, and women’s parliament representation.
    • Weaknesses include discrimination, legal issues, and funding shrinking.
    • Highlights tight gender protection in EU member states.
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  4. Progress and challenges:

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    • Emphasizes the need for collective action.
    • Highlights over half EU top donors have moved policies.
  5. The obstacles ahead and the need for solidarity:

    • US aid cut affecting women’s peacebuilding.
    • Global crises like COVID-19, climate emergencies, and food prices.
    • UN Women advocating for gender equality’s global impact.
    • Stated that investing in women’s development is ‘high returns.’
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  7. While critical issues exist in the global context, UN Women underlines that progress is achievable.
  8. Emphasizes strong vigilance and support for the EU in addressing gender equality challenges.
  9. Highlights that despite progress, the world faces systemic challenges that require global solidarity.
  10. Suggests that EU recruitment efforts emphasize the urgency for immediate action.
  11. Points out that Far-right movements and anti-feminist trends continue to amplify global gender division.
  12. Commends the UN Women to drive positive change and believes progress, even though fragile, must be initiatives for all.
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