Jakarta – The world once again commemorates the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2025. This day emphasizes the role of gender equality and empowerment of women in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition. This commemoration was first founded by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2007. Since then, the International Rural Women’s Day has been held every year by the UN women or the UN Agency for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women. The 2025 celebration theme reported by UN women, the theme of International Rural Women’s Day 2025 is ‘rural women standing up’ or ‘rural women who develop’. This theme is a tribute and a call to action by promoting the livelihood, leadership, rights and resilience of women and girls. It is as indicated in the Beijing+30 -Action agenda. Browse to continue the content on this year’s International Rural Women’s Day, UN women call on daring action to promote equality, rights and empowerment of women and girls living in rural areas. Remember that they provide food for communities every day, protect the environment and promote sustainable development. By investing in them, it is a form of justice and guarantee for a shared future. Background for the commemoration cited on the UN website was celebrated for the first time on October 15, 2008, the International Rural Women’s Day was celebrated. This international day was founded by the UN General Assembly in Resolution 62/136 on December 18, 2007. In this resolution, it was said that “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, increasing agricultural and rural development, increasing food security, and the resurrection of rural women.” This resolution calls on member states to work with the UN organizations and civil society to implement measures that can improve the quality of life of rural women, including those in indigenous communities. Facts about rural women. The UN contains a number of facts related to rural women as follows: Women are accounting for more than 35% of agricultural labor force worldwide and reach more than 50% in some regions of Africa and Asia. Rural women have more limited access to a variety of resources, from land rights and credit to education and technology. For example, women are responsible for almost half of the global agricultural labor force, but only 15% of agricultural land owners. If women have the same access to productive resources as men, agricultural returns can increase by 20-30%, which can feed an extra 100 to 150 million people. (Wia/IMK)
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