国际英语资讯:2nd LD Writethru: UN General Assembly president asks for more women in leadership positions
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8-- <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="vastly">vastly</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Fernanda">Fernanda</span> <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="female">female</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>," <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leading">leading</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Power">Power</span>" <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span>."</p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span>.</p><p><span word="Female">Female</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>, <span word="Estonia">Estonia</span>, <span word="Lithuania">Lithuania</span>, <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Trinidad">Trinidad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tobago">Tobago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Federica">Federica</span> <span word="Mogherini">Mogherini</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>, <span word="Espinosa">Espinosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>; <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="abolished">abolished</span>, <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50:50 <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="parity">parity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>."</p>
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