Why it is time to put a woman at the helm of the UN Electing a female would align the organisation's leadership with its long-standing commitment to gender equality, inclusion and women's empowerment. Gender Just now
There are four women out of the seven candidates vying to get the job of United Nations (UN) secretary general, and if one of them is elected, she will become the first woman to head the world body that was founded in 1945.
That is why, all eyes are on every phase of the secretary-general race – to see if, for the first time, the UN will elect a woman as the head.
What you need to know: With four highly qualified women contesting the United Nations secretary-general position, member states have a historic opportunity to elect the organisation's first female leader.
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