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The UN secretary general isn’t yet what feminists were looking for

António Guterres showed real leadership on gender equality in 2017, but his first year in office fell short of our hopes for transformative change.

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United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres.

United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres at a press conference in September 2017. Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.

One year into his five-year term, United Nations secretary general António Guterres isn’t yet what feminists were looking for.