The longer men have been married, the more time they spend relaxing and sleeping.

The longer women have been married, the more time they spend on cooking and chores.

One of the best gifts to give for #MothersDay is to close the gender gaps in housework and leisure.

Young people are raising their voices, demanding a seat at the decision-making tables that shape all our futures. #FutureGirlsWant #SummitoftheFuture

Let's build a world where EVERY girl can lead change in her community: plan-international.org/girls-pact

“We refuse to settle for anything less than full equality and justice for girls everywhere.”

This is how young people are demanding a seat at decision-making tables that shape our future. 👉 uni.cf/4brTyda

#FutureGirlsWant #SummitoftheFuture

A privilege to speak with inspiring activists at the launch of the #GirlsPact & research report. The #futuregirlswant is in reach - & girls & young people are clear on the investments needed #education #SRHR #CSE #endGBV #climatejustice Thank you Plan International for the partnership🙏

Proud to support UNICEF in critically reflecting on the organization's efforts to employ of gender transformative programming to advance the rights of #adolescent #girls .

Thx for Lauren Rumble Ruth Graham-Goulder UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme End Child Marriage for tackling this important challenge!

🌟Exciting insights from UNICEF's latest paper on advancing girls’ rights! Lauren Rumble Dr. Suzanne Petroni Ruth Graham-Goulder

👧🏽Gender transformative approaches are key to empowering young women and ending #childmarriage !

📄sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Work towards #genderequality is not straight forward, & we are grappling all the time with how we can best advance. With our special focus on adolescent girls rights, what are we learning? Delighted to share our article on just this researchgate.net/publication/37… Lauren Rumble Dr. Suzanne Petroni

Proud of our partnership to close the #gendergap in #STEAM #gaming #GirlsinICTDay - check out this video to hear from these girls in India, Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia & Kazakhstan speaking so powerfully on why #genderstereotypes can change - as can gaming

Esther Duflo: Rich world owes $500bn in ‘moral debt’ to poor countries ft.com/content/2fa578…

I was thrilled to join UNICEF Nepal during Rupantaran Digital tool launch for girls. UNICEF South Asia we are determined to scale up reach to girls Including thru innovations and digital solutions like Digital Rupantaran
#showupforGirls

Do life skills progs work for adolescent girls?

Nice policy friendly J-PAL brief covering 16 evals, impacts:

* positive: agency & education
* mixed: LFP, early marriage, pregnancy & GBV

Still few evals given sheer # of life skills progs being run!

povertyactionlab.org/publication/bo…

The proposed rollback on the ban of female genital mutilation in The Gambia is deeply worrying.

UNICEF and UNFPA are urging the government to maintain the ban and uphold the rights of women and girls.

#EndFGM

More here:👇 unicef.org/press-releases…

Great meeting with the LBTI Caucus together with colleagues from UNGEI and UNICEF. We commit to supporting LGBTI rights especially for children and youth, and we look forward to this ongoing partnership with the LBTI Caucus. This meeting was just the beginning!

Another CSW highlight: coming together with partners to build a collective action plan on adolescent girls rights. Adolescent girls must be at the table in policymaking - & investments made on their priorities #ShowUpForGirls #ApoyarAlasNiñas
#SoutenonsLesFilles #ادعموا_الفتيات

As we commemorated #WomensDay , explore 5 eye-opening charts revealing the challenges women face globally—from gender-based violence, economic barriers, political representation, and more.

Scroll through the data: wrld.bg/QYPs50QSwgv

#IWD #IWD 2024 #GenderEquality

Adolescent girls have a right to their childhood… & to a future based on *her* choice. Much passion, learning & ambition in the room to launch phase 3 of our global programme🔥 Every sector is needed to realize this goal. Together we CAN #EndChildMarriage

Another highlight👉 feminist leaders in the #socialprotection sector speaking powerfully on the urgent need to design & scale up SP for girls & women. Tackling poverty is a top priority for girls’ rights - & evidence on cash transfers so strong. It works - time to make it happen!