UN Women Warns Millions of Women, Girls Worldwide Lack Equal Legal Rights

An Afghan girl travelling with other burqa clad women peeps out of a car window in Kandahar on March 12, 2022. (Photo by Javed TANVEER / AFP)

UN Women says many women and girls around the world continue to be denied equal legal rights, warning that the gap has serious consequences for individuals and societies.

In a report released on Sunday, the agency said women currently enjoy only 64% of the legal rights granted to men globally, leaving millions facing legal and institutional barriers in many countries.