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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#595A5C"><img width="960" height="360" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D52623.5091F030" alt="Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a changing world"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#595A5C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#595A5C">The next edition of UN Women’s flagship report, Progress of the World’s Women, will be launched on 25 June
2019. The report theme, “Families in a changing world”, explores how laws, policies, and public action can support families in ways that enable women’s rights to resources, bodily integrity, and voice. Through high-quality research, innovative data analysis,
and compelling case studies, this extensive report shows the plurality of family structures across the world and showcases vital actions to formulate family-friendly policies that support women’s full enjoyment of their rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Launch of “Progress of the World’s Women 2019: Families in a Changing World”</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">WHAT: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Launch of UN Women’s flagship Report: <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=84Em28S1K9SvtzcUtu04ErMaJfOPBWAzHn4L-2FF4tSgHp6JCVFT7uI5fxUiekCbE-2Fzkg14fhb-2F78xzNIVAz4ZLGm5j6eFU6WhaMTkCQxc9yM-3D_Nh-2FF-2BPa4cGZRAVAg4nkPtdt08dmosjpYg-2BnZylKXzYrRcs4xm2uh32Z0LBJgMe9PbUkaCAAaoDwJ1SX2vFZbq3YXOV1udpamytJmfgGDfn8JGB1BJ3SCMR0IGBy-2B5PFCIsRxTNOO4D-2B2UqedgY6gEtbqUPeGOADO-2FYSzRqHnsvgPh2oBpw5y1KNzrjij5DulXSsaC0vnV6856TsPkYkvXC6JONL7QU0AIW1JZYdsVEhiovx3qX0j4gpgcq110iErPiEyswuxh0Y-2F9wLyhICciscCG5YD178FCJXkRNaBNsK3mHZ4uUgb6rZGrzbFGswelKNSKuYHHkkusW3GlKk3TcqA766cc9GLxEhYxdeiK3U-3D">Progress
of the World’s Women 2019: Families in a Changing World</a>.</span></em></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The 2019 edition of <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Progress of the World’s Women</span></em> is an extensive assessment of the reality
of families today, taking into account sweeping economic, demographic, political and social transformation. The report brings together global, regional and national data, and in-depth analysis about core issues of concern, including family laws, income and
employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and migration, among others.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">This landmark report proposes a comprehensive agenda for laws, economic and social policies, and public action to ensure gender equality within families and to accelerate women’s rights and empowerment,
which benefits us all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">WHEN: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Tuesday, 25 June 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">BACKGROUND:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Progress of the World’s Women</span></em> report series, a periodic thematic investigation
of women's rights with seven editions since 2000, seeks to spur change in laws, policies and programmes at the global, regional and national levels, creating an enabling environment for women and girls to realize their rights. The report provides authoritative
data, expert analysis and policy recommendations to realize gender equality and women’s rights.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The report will include insightful regional fact sheets and stories of change featuring civil society initiatives in various countries, along with seven data sets that can be downloaded by journalists.
This includes new data on household composition and labor force participation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The report’s executive summary and fact sheets will be available in English, French and Spanish.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The launch of <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Progress of the World’s Women 2019 </span></em>coincides with UN Women’s “<a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=84Em28S1K9SvtzcUtu04ErMaJfOPBWAzHn4L-2FF4tSgHEtf9P43caOx6kP1tMncDQfPG5La-2BYzV3Ao2QaIhN1SQ-3D-3D_Nh-2FF-2BPa4cGZRAVAg4nkPtdt08dmosjpYg-2BnZylKXzYrRcs4xm2uh32Z0LBJgMe9PbUkaCAAaoDwJ1SX2vFZbq3YXOV1udpamytJmfgGDfn8JGB1BJ3SCMR0IGBy-2B5PFCIsRxTNOO4D-2B2UqedgY6gEtbqUPeGOADO-2FYSzRqHnsvgPh2oBpw5y1KNzrjij5DulwhTIyeYlc3R-2FoxW-2FJaihxWMRXRPNdMvnFWgbP-2F02ZkM0XYkvY6FS3ddat-2B3Eta9sHg8VTBRnAJtwLIPqMUizwKS6rvMRt2YB3Vav0ObVy8FPbiJgFofsQRct9aLtGjCyodFTsncY7ZdyLkyJfScv4XqOpTCRzMVdJ-2FmM93AZCOY-3D"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Generation
Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future</span></a>” campaign—marking the 25<sup><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">th</span></sup> anniversary commemoration of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995, which
is considered to be one of the most visionary agendas for the empowerment of women and girls, everywhere. Since then, despite some progress, real change has been slow for the majority of women and girls in the world. However, the recommendations put forth
in the <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Progress of the World’s Women</span></em> show that a mix of laws, policies, and public action can bring change and move the needle on equality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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