Women’s rights retreated in 2024 to a quarter of countries worldwide, according to a report released today by the UN, two days before World Women’s Day.

Factors such as the weakening of democratic institutions, new technologies and climate change contributed to the finding.

“The weakening of democratic institutions was accompanied by a decrease in equality between men and women,” the UN official said, according to which “against rights actively undermine the long -term consensus on key issues on women’s rights”.

‘Almost one in four countries reported Concessions in Gender Equality which prevent the implementation of the Beijing Action Platform, “the report, referring to the perpetrator program adopted at the 4th UN World Conference on women, held in Beijing in 1995, continues the report.

Thirty years after this conference, the UN observes that mixed progress has been made.

– the representation of women in parliaments It has been more than doubled since 1995, but three -quarters of MPs are still men.

– the percentage of women receiving social protection It increased worldwide by a third from 2010 to 2023, but two billion women and girls still live in areas where there is no such protection.

– After all differences at work “They’ve been in the background” for decades: about 63% of women aged 25 to 54 have a paid profession, compared to 92% of men in the same age group.

The Covid-19 pandemic, conflict, climate change and new technologies are possible new threats, the report revealed.

According to UN Women’s data, the sexual violence associated with conflict increased by 50% within ten years95% of victims are children or young women. Also 612 million women lived in 2023 less than 50 kilometers from an armed conflict, an increase of 54% compared to 2010.

In 12 countries in Europe and Central Asia, 53% of women have suffered at least one form of gender -based internet violence.

“Globally violence against women and girls is maintained at alarming rates. 736 million women, that is, one in three, have been victimized at least once in their lives physical or sexual violence by their partner or sexual violence by a third party, “the UN said.

The exhibition presents a roadmap with a lot of axes for the future: equal access to new technologies, mainly artificial intelligence, investment to tackle poverty, fight violence, better participation of women in public affairs and measures for climate justice.