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Today we bring you an inspiring keynote speech by Anne Hathaway,
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Today we bring you an inspiring keynote speech by Anne Hathaway,
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award winning actress,
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speaking at the B20 Indonesia Summit 2022.
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She highlights the urgency of gender equality,
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the essential value of care work,
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and the transformative impact that women's leadership can have on global economies.
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Learn why championing women's rights is not just beneficial for women, but for everyone.
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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it's my privilege to speak to you today as a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women.
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Women's participation in equal power is fundamental to progress for everyone.
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I'm sure you are aware of the evidence which shows conclusively that equality between women and men make us all safer,
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happier, more prosperous, and more successful.
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And yet, the reality in which we find ourselves is that at the current rate of progress,
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it may take another 300 years to achieve gender equality.
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I hope we all agree this is three centuries too long.
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It is going to take more than hope to get us to a better future.
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Our current position is far from good.
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Progress for women and girls is in dramatic reverse in many countries.
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Rights and freedoms that women and girls had experienced as normal,
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to work, to learn, to make choices about their bodies,
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have been abruptly taken away.
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Some of those losses have been legislated or imposed by governing authorities against courageous resistance.
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Others have been brought to light and sharpened by unprecedented global crisis,
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such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The pandemic had a devastating impact on us all,
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but it hit women especially hard.
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There was a frightening intensification of domestic violence against women.
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Another threat to women's safety was the seismic loss of economic opportunities.
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Millions of women left the workforce in 2020.
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They lost their jobs at faster rates than men and have stayed out of the job market longer.
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And now, as fuel and food prices rise globally amidst the climate emergency and sustained military conflicts,
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women's incomes, as well as their contributions to businesses' success and the recovery of markets,
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matter even more than ever.
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Ironically, the pandemic also showed us just how much our future progress depends on the skills and leadership of women.
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Women sustained our healthcare systems and invented life-saving vaccines.
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As leaders of countries, they gave us some of the most effective responses to the pandemic.
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And yet, we show time and time again that we do not equally value women's participation,
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contribution, and leadership.
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This year, in 169 countries and areas,
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that's most of the world,
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women's labor force participation is expected to stay below pre-pandemic levels.
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What can we attribute this to?
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Well, it's my regret to share with you that during the pandemic,
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women did an additional 512 billion hours of unpaid care work at home.
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While I let that statistic sink in,
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I would like to acknowledge the essential importance of care.
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Care is fundamental to the basic functioning of our economies and societies,
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and I'm not meaning to suggest otherwise.
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In fact, the reality is everyone will need care at some point in their life.
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However, we must also recognize the reality that the current way care is provided and valued is unfair and unsustainable.
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We must address the cultural biases that automatically label care as women's work.
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Even before the pandemic, women spent more than three times as many hours as men on unpaid care and domestic work.
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It was unfair then, it's worse now.
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It's time to admit that something is very, very off.
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Whether or not we mean to,
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the fact is we are taking advantage of women.
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Simply put, we must stop penalizing women for caring.
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We must stop relying on women to make it work and instead proactively make possible,
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support, and fairly compensate care work.
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UN Women has observed the care that's appreciated
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and properly valued in all its form is a critical missing
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link in unlocking the full potential of women in the economy and in society,
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which is, of course, the same thing as unlocking the full potential of everyone in the economy and society.
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Governments, businesses, and civil society can all play a role in this.
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UN women would like to propose these practical and immediate actions.
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Ask governments to support care services,
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pay the taxes that fund them,
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prioritize the creation of family-friendly workplaces,
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which include flexible working hours,
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paid parental leave, and in-house child care facilities.
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This is a moment when we must urgently act not only to restore what has been lost for women and girls,
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but to end the harmful status quo which keeps inequality thriving.
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The stakes simply couldn't be higher.
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The world, not just women,
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needs innovative solutions more than ever.
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Optimizing inclusivity is our best chance at success.
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This esteemed group, which I am honored to address today,
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find themselves tasked with making decisions that shape lives.
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I urge you, put women at the heart of economic growth and recovery.
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Be the architects of a better future by doing what no one else has effectively done before.
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Prioritize women for the good of all.
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Thank you.
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