Description
Promoting gender parity within the UN through quotas and special measures for women and a broader framework of women involvement in every sector of the international organization is an important aspect of the UN. Why is there a need for gender parity at the UN? What is the relevance of the UN Secretary General’s proposals across the twelve commitments regarding gender parity? Can UN be the beacon of gender equality in international organizations? This paper hopes to answer these questions from the feminist international relations approach. The first part of the paper will provide a brief outlook on international organizations from the feminist international relations theory and how the UN is situated. This part will emphasize how women’s representation and equality within the institution is a core value. The second part will analyze UN Secretary General’s particular principle on ‘placing women and girls at the center’ and how this in turn will contribute to UN’s reforming itself institutionally on gender equality and setting an example for others as well. The final part will analyze the outcomes of the research and provide a prescription for the posed questions.
