Africa: International Women’s Day, 2025 – It’s Time for a Feminist Woman Secretary General At the UN

In 2025, the UN will mark 80 years without a female Secretary-General, highlighting its failure to practice gender equality despite promoting it globally. The upcoming CSW69 in New York will assess gender equality progress while the UN itself struggles with male dominance and lack of women representation in leadership. Civil society campaigns like 1 for 8 Billion are pushing for transformative reforms, demanding transparency in the Secretary-General selection process and the nomination of feminist women candidates to break the cycle of male dominance at the UN.

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