A conference on women’s leadership roles is currently underway in Paris, France. On this occasion, the Pope tweeted, indicating a joint effort to make women more respected, recognized and involved.
(Vatican News Network)The conference on women at the summit was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 27-28 October. On this occasion the Pope tweeted on the 27th of him on his Twitter account, writing: “If women are at the center of decisions, many death choices can be avoided!” great respect and recognition, and their broadest participation. This conference is organized by the Holy See Permanent Observatory Mission to UNESCO and Caritas International under the auspices of UNESCO.
During the first day of the meeting, the speakers presented some disturbing data. For example, 11.5 billion girls cannot go to school, only 5% of women in the world are at the decision-making level, etc. The purpose of this conference is to explore the challenges women face at all levels of society, focus on the barriers that prevent women from gaining leadership and decision-making levels, and propose effective strategies on how to remove these barriers.
During the meeting, Cardinal Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, in his extensive speech referred to the education and value of women as a gift of humanity. In addition to Cardinal Parolin, the Holy See was also represented at the meeting by Mons. Eric Soviguidi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO, who highlighted the suffering of women due to discrimination. “We suffer from the consequences of this inequality and discrimination, which affects women, indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees, and people with disabilities”, warned Mgr. Soveguidi.
The theme of the second day, October 28th, was “Looking to the Future”. The speakers also focused on how to overcome current obstacles.
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