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Head of UN Women Urges Increased Female Representation in Politics

To achieve gender parity, UN Women’s Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, has emphasised the need to overcome challenges and stereotypes faced by women when running for office, noting, “we do not have that option” of giving up.

This entry was posted in News and tagged #Empowerment, #women participation in polticis, equality, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women, women on March 16, 2017 by Julia Dean.

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