'Progress' and 'Resistance' on Gender Equality in the 20 Years Since Beijing

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Channel: Asia Society · 2015 · News & Politics

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NEW YORK, September 24, 2015 - In a discussion following the first official screening of A Single Step: Journeys of Women Leaders, Global Youth Engagement Lead for UN Women Aamina Awan and Asia Society President Josette Sheeran look back at the landmark 1995 United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing and discuss the subsequent steps forwards — and backwards — in achieving gender equality.
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