UN Assembly on Women's Rights

Secretary-General Rejects ‘Male Chauvinist’ Domination of Tech Sector, Calls for Overhaul of ‘Patriarchal Structures’, at Women’s Civil Society Town HallFollowing are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Women’s Civil Society Town Hall, in New York today:We are meeting at a difficult and pivotal moment for gender equality around the world. We had years and years of incremental progress, [but now] women’s and girls’ rights have stalled now and are going into reverse.The trend is clear. In Afghanistan, women and girls have been erased from public life and are virtually imprisoned in their homes. From Myanmar to Sudan, autocratic regimes and violent extremist groups persecute and harass women for speaking out and going about their daily lives.Parties to conflict perpetrate horrific crimes of gender-based violence. Police, even in some of the richest countries in the world, attack and abuse the women they are supposed to protect.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.