As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it’s well past time for a woman to lead
Pressure is growing for the United Nations to select its first female secretary-general in the organization's history.
At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United Nations to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history.
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