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CSW68

Bringing Gender Equality to the World Stage: Equality Now at CSW68 - Equality Now
The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the largest

annual meeting on gender equality hosted by the United Nations in New York, concluded
on Friday, March 22, with recommendations (the CSW 68 Agreed Conclusions) from the
Commission to all stakeholders, including governments and the private sector, to fully
implement existing commitments and obligations to achieve gender equality and the
empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions
and financing with a gender perspective.

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16 April ‘24:

King’s Global Institute for Women's Leadership

Representing women: What can we learn from Latin America?

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Latin America leads the world with the highest percentage of women legislators - 36.8% in na-
tional parliaments, 10 percentage points higher than the global average. Despite this, women in
politics face significant challenges, including socioeconomic barriers, limited access to leadership
roles, and instances of political violence.

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