Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality. The United Nations observance on 8 March will reflect on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The International Day will equally focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.

The commemoration will consist of a series of musical performances and two panel discussions. The first panel, will reflect on what a gender-equal planet means and how to achieve it by 2030 by joining the efforts of the United Nations, governments, civil society and the private sector. For the second panel, entitled “The Push for Parity,” panelists will probe the progress made in achieving gender equality in the UN system, examine the challenges remaining and unpack how to mainstream gender perspectives. See the flyer.

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