Women in power and decision-making in the United Nations System

Abstract

In this respect, United Nations General Assembly resolutions have reiterated several times, starting in 1984, the need to achieve gender equality at all levels and in all occupational categories. In addition, the Secretary-General’s report, “Improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system” (A/59/357) paragraphs 96 -126 presents the results of a research-based analysis of the reasons for the slow progress in improvement of the status of women.At the secretariat level, analysis of trends and hypothetical projections by department and office confirms the trends identified in the representation of women by grade.