The UN Secretary-General’s Systemwide Strategy on Gender Parity

In a collaborative initiative, Gender at Work and The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A), conducted a comprehensive review of the UN Secretary General’s 2017 System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity.

Transforming deeply entrenched norms and practices in global institutions

What does it take to transform deeply entrenched norms and practices affecting women’s lives in institutions such as the United Nations?

This review, commissioned by UN Women and published in 2022, offers an external perspective informed by civil society, and an assessment of the UN’s progress on implementing the Strategy and achieving its Gender Parity objectives.

The report identified persistent challenges hindering the advancement of women in various UN entities.

Based on the analysis of publicly available information and 100 qualitative interviews, the study acknowledges the Strategy as a significant effort to promote gender equality within the UN and emphasises the need for continued efforts to overcome persistent obstacles.

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External Review of the Secretary-General’s 2017 System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity

This external review was commissioned by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) to provide an external perspective, informed by civil society, on the progress of the UN’s efforts to communicate and implement the Strategy and to meet its objectives and deadlines.

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