No progress on biases against women during past decade, UN reports

Protesters attend a demonstration organised by "NousToutes" (All of Us), a French feminist collective, against sexist and sexual violence in Toulouse on November 21, 2021. © Valentine Chapuis, AFP

Data tracking biases against women has shown no progress over the past decade, with prejudices remaining "deeply embedded" in society despite rights campaigns such as MeToo, a UN report said Monday.

Among both men and women, "biased gender social norms are prevalent worldwide: almost 90 percent of people have at least one bias" among the seven analyzed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).