Representation of female employees in the United Nations secretariat 2015-2021
As of December 2021, 40 percent of the United Nations secretariat staff were female. This is six percent more than in June 2015.
Distribution of the United Nations secretariat staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by gender
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United Nations. (September 1, 2022). Distribution of the United Nations secretariat staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317581/secretary-staff-un-by-gender/
United Nations. "Distribution of the United Nations secretariat staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by gender." Chart. September 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317581/secretary-staff-un-by-gender/
United Nations. (2022). Distribution of the United Nations secretariat staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317581/secretary-staff-un-by-gender/
United Nations. "Distribution of The United Nations Secretariat Staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317581/secretary-staff-un-by-gender/
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Distribution of the United Nations secretariat staff from June 2015 to December 2021, by gender [Graph], United Nations, September 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317581/secretary-staff-un-by-gender/