The UN theme “Planet 50-50 by 2030” was used for International Women’s Day in 2016.
The full theme was “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.” UN Women used it to connect the annual observance with the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to call for faster progress toward equality. The phrase “50-50” referred to the goal of achieving a world in which women and men enjoy equal rights, opportunities, and participation.
The 2016 campaign emphasized action rather than symbolic celebration. UN Women organized events in more than 40 countries, involving governments, activists, students, businesses, artists, athletes, and civil-society groups. The campaign also built on the organization’s “Step It Up for Gender Equality” initiative.
The year can be confused with 2015, when UN Women launched the “Planet 50-50 by 2030” initiative, or with 2017, when the International Women’s Day theme became “Women in the Changing World of Work.” The specific International Women’s Day theme containing the wording “Step It Up” belongs to 2016, making that the canonical quiz answer.