More than lip service should be paid to ensuring that women were invited to participate in national dialogues.

Women and girls represent half of the world's population and therefore also half of ____ potential.

As of 2014, 143 countries have guaranteed equality between men and women in their Constitutions but 52 have yet to ____ this step.

For both physiological and social reasons, women are more vulnerable than men to ____ health problems.

In some countries, girls are deprived ____ access to health care or proper nutrition, leading to a higher mortality rate.

Among the gender-preferred postings, men were most often targeted for more technical and ____ skilled jobs or jobs that require more outdoor activities, such as architects.

Gender equality will be achieved only when women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights and obligations in all spheres of life.

Gender equality demands the empowerment of women, with a focus on identifying and redressing power imbalances and giving women more autonomy to manage their own lives.