Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women

John Hendra, the UN Women Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programmes, delivered this statement on March 11, 2014. The statement presents a recently revealed, UN-developed "Women in Politics Map" to illustrate the successes and challenges of engaging women in politics. In his statement, Hendra describes the data presented in the map and emphasizes that the data must become more robust over time to accurately reflect the political progress of women on a global scale post- 2015. The map is primarily a tool to measure progress and accountability in

This "At a Glance" report was published two years on from Resolution 1325 (2000) (Women, Peace and Security). The report provides a summary of the key elements of the study that received its mandate from the Security Council and was designed to identify the gender aspect of peace and security issues and to discuss the response of the UN system and the ongoing challenges it faces. The study was issued by the UN in October 2002.