Shafaqna English- One in 10 women/girls lives in abject poverty, something the world will not eliminate for another 137 years at the current rate, UN Women reported.
Established in July 2010, UN Women is currently working in 80 countries to empower women and girls to achieve their full potential.
Despite previous hard-won gains in accessible education for girls and advocacy for legal rights, funding for gender equality is drying up and progress is moving at a snail’s pace.
Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power and banned women and girls from secondary and higher education.
This is just one way that the de facto authorities have restricted women’s and girls’ fundamental rights. Today, Afghanistan has the second-largest gender gap in the world.
“Sometimes I wonder how to remain hopeful in these dark circumstances,” said Fariba, whose name was changed to protect her.
Afghanistan is not the only country where gender equality is losing ground. Worldwide, one in four countries is experiencing a backlash against women’s rights.
Sources: News.un.org