US EditionSpain pushes for first female UN chief since organisation's foundation
5 Articles
5 Articles
President of the Republic Nataša Pirc Musar, as part of a two-day visit to Spain, today attended the international conference GWL Voices Dialogue - Women Leading the UN in the 21st Century. As the keynote speaker at the conference in Madrid, she called for openness to the possibility of a woman becoming the first woman to hold the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Spain pushes for first female UN chief since organisation's foundation
The campaign to replace UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is underway, and in Madrid some 100 female politicians gathered calling for the UN to pick a woman to succeed him. Since its creation in 1946, the UN has never had a woman at its head, and never even been considered. For the participants, as long as women do not take part in decisions taking place at the top level, some of the biggest challenges facing women will not be met globally. …
Lack Of Women In UN Leadership Positions Is a Reflection of Current State Of Women In Business, Former Argentine Foreign Minister Says
Susana Malcorra, president of GWL Voices, a body comprised of international leaders who fight for gender equality, noted that the fact that a woman has still never occupied the top job at the UN also reflects sexual discrimination within the business world
The Secretary-General of the United Nations says it is time to see women in the world's most powerful positions. The former Portuguese Prime Minister has expressed "very proud" of the fact that the United Nations has achieved gender parity at the top level" of the organization.
Guterres also expressed "very proud" in that the United Nations has achieved gender parity "at the level of the high levels" of the organization
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
