António Guterres, UN Secretary-General The fight for women’s rights over the past fifty years is a story of progress. Women and girls have demolished barriers, dismantled stereotypes and driven progress towards a more just and equal world. Women’s rights were finally recognised as fundamental and universal human rights. Hundreds of millions more girls are in […]
On International Women’s Day UN and partners call for empowering women and girls in Turkmenistan
On March 6, UN Turkmenistan hosted a Dialogue with women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, a global holiday acknowledging the socio-economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls around the world. The open dialogue served as a platform for women and girls from different spheres of life of Turkmenistan to spotlight […]
To achieve gender equality, we need women entrepreneurs
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar In 2018, we have an opportunity to accelerate progress towards gender equality. Movements such as #MeToo have shone the spotlight on an unacceptable status quo and demonstrated how too many women the world over continue to be deprived of respect and equal opportunities. Let’s use International Women’s Day to build on this […]
International Women’s Day – Cracks in Glass Ceiling
Raviliya Kadyrova and Elvira Kadyrova Ashgabat, 8 March 2018 (nCa) — The International Women’s Day may have different connotations for different people – for us it is the day to take stock of what has been achieved during the past year and renew our resolve to keep working toward a just and equal society. It […]
International Women’s Day: Prism Effect in Turkmenistan
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 9 March 2012 (nCa) — Matriarchy is well entrenched in the world already but the women are very kind; they don’t shove this fact in our face. It will break our hearts. Take the example of our home where I am a minority of one against my wife and my daughter. They […]