The document jointly released by the UN Women and UN DESA (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) offers a comprehensive overview of the global state of gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Key Highlights of the Gender Snapshot 2025
- Poverty & Food Security: 376M women in extreme poverty (9.2%); anaemia projected to rise to 33% by 2030.
- Health: Maternal mortality decreased by 39% (2000–23), but women spend 3 more years in poor health than men.
- Education: Girls surpass boys in enrolment, yet lag in secondary completion in Africa & Asia; women rarely head schools.
- Leadership & Work: Women hold 27% of parliamentary seats, 30% of management roles.
- Violence: 12.5% women face intimate partner violence; 19% of young women married before 18.
- Digital Divide: 65% women online vs 70% men; women’s jobs more exposed to AI automation.
- Climate & Resources: Climate change could push 158M more women into poverty; 896M lack clean cooking fuels.
- Peace & Security: 676M women lived near deadly conflict in 2024.
- Intersectionality: Women with disabilities face limited reproductive rights, Internet access, and political participation.
Priority Actions under Beijing+30 Action Agenda
- Digital Revolution: Close the gender digital divide.
- Freedom from Poverty: Invest in social protection, health, education, care economy.
- Zero Violence: Eliminate gender-based violence with strong laws & services.
- Equal Decision-Making Power: Ensure women’s leadership in politics & governance.
- Peace & Security: Fully fund Women, Peace & Security agenda, ensure participation.
- Climate Justice: Integrate gender into climate action & resource rights.
