UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Leading Discussion at Women's Rights National Historical Park

Date: July 13, 2014
Contact: Kimberly Szewczyk, 315-568-0024

Seneca Falls, NY –  UN Women will lead a discussion on women's rights and their initiatives around the world on Sunday, July 20^th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm as part of the 2014 Convention Days Celebration. Come join us in the Guntzel Theater at Women's Rights National Historical Park to meet and speak with these women who are on the forefront of change!

UN Women was created to address the many challenges women face throughout the world today. According to their website, "Gender equality is not only a basic human right, but its achievement has enormous socio-economic ramifications. Empowering women fuels thriving economies, spurring productivity and growth. Yet gender inequalities remain deeply entrenched in every society. Women lack access to decent work and face occupational segregation and gender wage gaps. They are too often denied access to basic education and health care. Women in all parts of the world suffer violence and discrimination. They are under-represented in political and economic decision-making processes. For many years, the UN has faced serious challenges in its efforts to promote gender equality globally, including inadequate funding and no single recognized driver to direct UN activities on gender equality issues until the creation of UN Women."

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the UN Charter, UN Women, among other issues, works for the: elimination of discrimination against women and girls; empowerment of women; and achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Come join us as we celebrate the first Women's Rights Convention which was held in Seneca Falls in 1848 and learn about the challenges facing women today 166 years later!

For more information, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/wori or call [phone]. All sites within Women's Rights National Historical Park are free and open to the public.Follow the park's social media sites for Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/womensrightsnps) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/WomensRightsNPS) to learn more about our upcoming programs.