25 years ago the Beijing world
conference generated an extraordinary
mobilization for women's human rights it
led to a visionary roadmap to end
discrimination and achieve gender
equality
today despite enormous progress women
are still not treated as equals
discriminatory views and beliefs about
their roles and characteristics are
still deeply ingrained history books
under play women's contributions in the
media and online women and girls are
often only portrayed in stereotypical
ways they are blamed for the violence
they suffer they are belittled and
sexualized they are patronized and
denied their independence and right to
choice discriminatory narratives wire us
to perpetuate exclusion and oppression
challenging them is the first step to
advance our rights
together we can change the story by
questioning harmful content by editing
and creating new content we can free
ourselves from the narrow expectations
that society is attached to general and
build societies where we are all free
and equal in dignity and life
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