国际英语资讯:UN chief: now is time for gender equality
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="empower">empower</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</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>.</p><p>"<span word="Everywhere">Everywhere</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> '<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Now">Now</span>.' <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="representation">representation</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abusive">abusive</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Headquarters">Headquarters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="want">want</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Gender">Gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="shared">shared</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Gender">Gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>.</p><p><span word="Significant">Significant</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1976, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>: <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="unequal">unequal</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>, <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p>
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