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A village council head from a village in Alwar district of Rajasthan in India attends a meeting organized by UN Women’s partner The Hunger Project, to develop her leadership skills. Women get together to discuss priority issues and find solutions to problems such as alcoholism, lack of roads or drinking water.

Facts and figures

Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation

11 March 2025

Activists, social leaders, organizations, women, and men participate in a march against gender violence titled “Vivas nos Queremos” (We Want Us Alive) in Ecuador, 2019. Photo: UN Women/Johis Alarcón.

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Timeline

Never backing down: Women march forward for equal rights

25 February 2025

A migrant farmer in Cambodia showing off her rice harvest for a photography project in 2020. Photo: UN Women Cambodia/Women Migrant Workers participatory photography project

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UN Women Highlights 2023–2024

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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024

21 September 2024

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The Gender Snapshot 2024 theme

18 September 2024

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SDG 7 – Affordable and clean energy

17 September 2024

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SDGs 12–15

17 September 2024

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SDG 17 – Partnerships for the goals

17 September 2024

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