Global efforts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic are under threat because women are being excluded from critical decision-making roles, UN says
"The pivotal decisions being made today will affect the well-being of people and planet for generations to come," Achim Steiner, UNDP's administrator, said in a statement.
While 58 percent of employees in health ministries are women, they only hold 34 precent of health policy decision-making positions, their research in 170 countries found. It said that governments are more responsive and accountable and the quality of public services, particularly around health, childcare and violence against women, significantly improves when women take leadership roles in public administration.
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