On October 28, Amalia Fischer, general coordinator of the ELAS Fund, and Renata Saavedra, communications manager, took part in the event For a 50-50 planet in 2030: women of tomorrow, promoted by UN Women, a partner of the ELAS Fund.
The event brought together representatives from various sectors of society at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro to discuss challenges and strategies for moving closer to a fairer world with gender equality. The program included talks in the Talks format, a screening of the documentary Do we need to talk to men? A journey for gender equality, round table discussions, poetry and musical performances by Hananza and the Mulheres Rodadas block.
"Women still have to fight hard against the disrespect with which we are treated every day. We have to resist the violation of our rights, something that happens all the time. And this fight has to happen everywhere. In homes, on the streets and in the workplace. We want to have a voice and equal conditions, so that we can build our own future and our own possibilities," said the UN Women representative in Brazil, Nadine Gasman.
If we continue at the current pace, it will take us at least 80 years to achieve gender equality. To reduce this tragic prospect, the UN has set a 15-year target for gender equality: a vision of a 50-50 planet, where men and women enjoy the same rights and opportunities, by 2030. According to Gasman, Brazil was one of the first countries to support the global Planet 50-50 by 2030 initiative - the plan developed by the United Nations to achieve gender equality within the next 14 years.
The document demands a guarantee that all women in situations of violence have the right to state protection, care plans for victims of sexual violence by security and health professionals, maternity leave for military women and permission to register sons and daughters without their parents being present.
To achieve gender equality, the whole of society needs to be involved, including companies, as Regina Lima, Twitter's legal director for Latin America, mentioned. In addition to the need for everyone to get involved, the relationship between race and gender prejudice was one of the most discussed issues at the event.
"There were 354 years of slavery. Brazil was the last nation to abolish slavery and has not created any way to include black people in society. Therefore, we are a very racist country. This means that black women in Brazil have to face a double challenge: sexism and racism," explained Djamila Ribeiro, assistant secretary of the São Paulo Municipal Secretariat for Human Rights and Citizenship.
E assista, na íntegra, o documentário Precisamos falar com os homens? Uma jornada pela igualdade de gênero, da ONU Mulheres e do PapodeHomem, viabilizado pelo Grupo Boticário e Heads