About UN Women

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion ForAllWomenAndGirls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.

Website: http://unwomen.org

Industry: International Affairs

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters: New York, NEW YORK

Type: Nonprofit

Founded: 2010

Specialties: Leadership and participation, Ending violence against women and girls, Economic empowerment, Peace and security, and National planning and budgeting