Africa-Press – Botswana. The United Nations (UN) presented, last Wednesday, a report that admits the possibility of taking up to almost three centuries for women to have the same rights and legal protections as men.
“It can take up to 286 years, almost three centuries, for women to have the same rights and legal protections as men,” said the Deputy Director General of UN Women, Anita Bhatia, at the press conference for the presentation of the report. by the website Notícias ao Minuto.
“Parity in the workforce will not be achieved in the next 140 years, it is likely to take 40 years to achieve equal representation in parliaments around the world”, if there are no improvements, reinforced the leader.
Anita Bhatia also addressed the existence of several factors that aggravate “an already dismal outlook for gender equality”, such as the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic or the current food, financial and fuel crisis.
“The report shows that women lost around $800 billion in income in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and that, despite “an increase in some parts of the world, their participation in labor markets will be lower in 2022.” than before the pandemic”, said the same source.
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