UN: Progress for Women Is Slow, Uneven, at Risk of Setbacks

access -n. the right or ability to approach, enter, or use

illiteracy -n. the state of not knowing how to read or write

concerted -n. done in a planned and deliberate way usually by several or many people

scale up -phrasal verb to increase in size

move the needle -expression to make progress

benefit -v. to be useful or helpful to (someone or something)