Women’s leadership in the global recovery from Covid-19 pandemic

BEIJING: Saturday (March 6) was International Women’s Day, and the theme for this year’s celebration was “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world.” We recognize the tremendous contribution and leadership demonstrated by women and girls around the world in shaping our recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and a more sustainable future.

A global review of the progress achieved towards commitments made at the Fourth World Conference on Women 25 years ago in Beijing, conducted by UN Women in 2020, reveals that no country has fully delivered on the Beijing Platform for Action; nor is close to it. Globally, women currently hold just one-quarter of the seats at the tables of power across the board and are absent from some key decision-making spaces, including in peace and climate negotiations.