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  • 25 years ago, the Beijing World Conference generated an extraordinary mobilization for women's human rights.

  • It led to a visionary road to end discrimination and achieved gender equality.

  • Today, despite enormous progress, women are still not treated as equals.

  • Discriminatory views and beliefs about their roles and characteristics are still deeply ingrained.

  • History books underplay women's contributions in the media and online.

  • Women and girls are often only portrayed in stereotypical ways.

  • They are blamed for the violence they suffer.

  • They are belittled and sexualized.

  • They are patronizing and denied the independence and right to choice.

  • Discriminatory narratives wire us to perpetuate exclusion and oppression.

  • Challenging them is the first step to advance our rights together.

  • Way can change the story by questioning harmful content by editing and creating new content, we can free ourselves from the narrow expectations that society's attached to and build societies where we're all free and equal in dignity and life.

25 years ago, the Beijing World Conference generated an extraordinary mobilization for women's human rights.

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