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Women's commission opens annual session amid pushback on equality

Global ministers, activists and diplomats gather in New York as new figures show representation advancing only slowly.

U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway speaks against gender-based violence and for the courage and power of women at U.N. headquarters in New York.
U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway speaks against gender-based violence and for the courage and power of women at U.N. headquarters in New York. (U.N. Web TV)

Global progress on women’s political representation is slowing amid what U.N. officials describe as growing pushback against women's rights.

As the annual meeting of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women opened Monday, new data underscored the challenge facing government representatives, international organizations and advocacy groups reviewing global commitments on gender equality.

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