Women's inequality should shame everyone in the 21st century as it is "stupid" and "unacceptable", UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, as he called for removing this stain by ensuring equal participation for all.
Speaking to faculty and students on Thursday at The New School, a university in New York City, the UN chief declared himself a proud feminist and called for men everywhere to support women's rights.
"Just as slavery and colonialism were a stain on previous centuries, women's inequality should shame us all in the 21st century. Because it is not only unacceptable; it is stupid, the Secretary General said
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