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"I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men," ponderedThink about something carefully and reflectively. the Nobel Prize-winning British writer William Golding, "they are far superior and always have been."

This may have been a light-hearted joke, but women have many things to be proud of from 2023. This year, Christina Koch became the first female astronaut assigned to a lunarTo do with the Moon. mission. Claudia Goldin became the first solo woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Greta Gerwig and Taylor Swift made huge achievements in pop culture.

The UN's Gender Snapshot 2023 warns that over 340 million women and girls - 8% of the world's female population - will live in extreme povertyThe state of being very poor. by 2030. Women do the majority of the world's unpaid work and are promoted less regularly than men.

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Women also face violence worldwide. November saw the tragic case of Giulia Cecchettin, an Italian woman who was murdered, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Protesters held vigils which remembered all 106 women killed in Italy so far this year.

But there are plenty of things to celebrate this year too. Women's sport became more popular than ever, particularly football after the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Women may be hitting the headlines for their fantastic achievements. But they are also disproportionatelyTo an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else. subject to violence, harassment, abuse and economic exclusionThe process of excluding or the state of being excluded.. Some say that equality looks further away than ever.

Yes! It will take cooperation from all around the world, but we can fix gender inequality so long as we have the desire to.

No! There will always be a level of discrimination between genders. We can hope to reduce it, but never get rid of it entirely.