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在決策領(lǐng)域，更多國家的更多婦女在議會中獲得合法席位。但由女性擔(dān)任國家元首或政府首腦的國家目前不到10%。即便婦女在政界成績斐然，她們在其他決策領(lǐng)域，包括在工商業(yè)高層的任職人數(shù)都是嚴(yán)重不足的。聯(lián)合國近的一個倡議，即婦女賦權(quán)原則，目的就是糾正這一失衡。它目前已得到130多個大公司的接受。
In the realm of decision-making, more women, in more countries, are taking their rightful seat in parliament. Yet fewer than 10 per cent of countries have female heads of state or government. Even where women are prominent in politics, they are often severely under-represented in other areas of decision-making, including at the highest levels of business and industry. A recent UN initiative – the Women’s Empowerment Principles, now embraced by more than 130 major corporations – aims to redress this imbalance.
今年紀(jì)念國際婦女節(jié)的重點，是受教育、培訓(xùn)和獲取科學(xué)技術(shù)的平等機會。例如，婦女有了手機和因特網(wǎng)，就有能力改善家庭的健康和福利，利用創(chuàng)收的機會，并保護自己免受剝削和傷害。
This year’s observance of International Women’s Day focuses on equal access to education, training and science and technology. Cell phones and the Internet, for example, can enable women to improve the health and well-being of their families, take advantage of income-earning opportunities, and protect themselves from exploitation and vulnerability.
