Men as change agents for gender equality
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In 2015, UN Women will undertake a review of progress made to date against the Beijing Platform for Action, a series of commitments made by governments in 1995 to improve the lives of women and girls. In recent decades, governments, EU and UN organisations have increasingly prioritised the achievement of gender equality. This political focus coupled with the tireless commitment of civil society organisations to women’s rights, has led to significant advances in the rights of women. However, inequalities, violence and discrimination against women and girls persist and will continue to persist until men and boys are engaged in the campaign for equality.
The campaign for gender equality has a long history, and each wave of feminism has seen men join the fight to improve the lives of women and girls. However such men have been in the minority and it is time for change. 2015 sees the creation of a new post-2015 global development framework, and the rights of women and girls must be plac...
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