UN Women prioritises gender parity in politics
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Karin Fueg
UN Women country programme manager, Karin Fueg reiterated the need for gender parity in development.
The agency has the mandate to coordinate gender equality and women empowerment within the UN and support member states to advance the same. Like other commentators before her, the UN official said it is a concern that while the country fares well in other sectors, women political participation was lagging behind.
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