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Gender equality is taking a step in the right direction

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Published on: June 13, 2023

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U.N. Report: Women May Need ‘Different Treatment’ to Achieve Economic Equality

The UN Women organisation unveiled a major global policy agenda on gender equality and transforming world economies. Twenty years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, significant achievements have been made; in Sub-Saharan Africa for example 22 countries meet or exceed the recommended 14 week paid maternity leave. But, as our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports, the UN believes more should be done