[Content Warning: this episode contains references to violence against women and girls, including reference to sexual violence, rape and female genital mutilation/cutting.]

In this episode of the United Nations House Scotland Podcast, Jess speaks to Pat Black, advocacy advisor for Soroptimist International, about gender equality, women’s rights and the role of the UN in supporting and empowering women.

For more information on the topics discussed in this episode, please visit the below links which Pat has kindly provided for your reference:

• United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women: https://www.unwomen.org/en
• Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): ​​https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw
• Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) CSW Forum: http://ngocsw.org
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (1979): https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cedaw/pages/cedawindex.aspx
• SDG 5 on Gender Equality: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal5
• Beijing Platform for Action (1995): https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/what-is-the-beijing-declaration-and-platform-for-action/
• Soroptimist International: https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/

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