A Quote by Antonio Guterres
Gender equality has a transformative effect that is essential to fully functioning communities, societies, and economies.
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The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.
Transforming our societies and our economies is an agenda that requires the participation of all. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are key. Including and empowering women and girls to develop and implement climate solutions is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do.
I have seen the transformative effect that education has in the lives of young women and their communities.
Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.
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In the face of sluggish growth, aging societies, and increasing educational attainment of young women, the economic case for gender equality is clear.
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The examples of female success stories are important on the global scale, as they help to disseminate the idea of gender equality and to spread the roots for the actual implementation of equal rights for women and men and democratic values among different cultures, societies and traditions.
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