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Outlines
Things that help to remove the gender gap
Educations helps to remove the gender gap.
Women emporement
Womens health and safety
Fewer health education
Unequal voice
Gender baised violence
Mental health
Women economic and political empowerment
Introduction
Gender bias is undermining our social fabric and devalues all of us. It is not just a human rights
issue; it is a tremendous waste of the world’s human potential. By denying women equal rights,
we deny half the population a chance to live life at its fullest. Political, economic and social
equality for women will benefit all the world’s citizens. Together we can eradicate prejudice and
work for equal rights and respect for all.
Why gender equality
Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential
But, today gender inequality persists everywhere and stagnates social progress. Women continue
to be underrepresented at all levels of political leadership. Across the globe, women and girls
perform a disproportionate share of unpaid domestic work. Inequalities faced by girls can begin
right at birth and follow them all their lives. In some countries, girls are deprived of access to
health care or proper nutrition, leading to a higher mortality rate.
Disadvantages in education translate into lack of access to skills and limited opportunities in the
labour market. Women’s and girls’ empowerment is essential to expand economic growth and
promote social development. The full participation of women in labour forces would add
percentage points to most national growth rates— double digits in many cases.
Gender equality is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and
opportunities
Gender equality
women's political participation is crucial for achieving gender equality and genuine democracy
Equal rights and opportunities for girls and boys help all children fulfil their potential.
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Gender inequality affects everyone, including men. Stereotypes or ‘rules’ about how women and
men, girls and boys should be begin in childhood and follow us through to adulthood
Not everyone experiences inequality the same way. The situation is worse, and often different,
for people who face more than one type of discrimination.

Children
Gender stereotypes affect children's sense of self from a young age.
Boys receive 8 times more attention in the classroom than girls.
Girls receive 11% less pocket money than boys.
Children classify jobs and activities as specific to boys or girls.
Young people
Gender stereotypes affect behaviour, study choices, ambitions and attitudes about relationships.
Girls are less likely to take part in organised sport.
Girls are less likely to do advanced maths subjects in their final years of school.
1 in 3 Australian women over 15 has experienced physical violence.
other
Gender stereotypes affect behaviour, study choices, ambitions and attitudes about relationships.
Girls are less likely to take part in organised sport.
Girls are less likely to do advanced maths subjects in their final years of school.
1 in 3 Australian women over 15 has experienced physical violence.

Definition/introduct Literature/backgro challenges Data/statistics Suggestions/reco

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opportunities for skilled and Theories of out of 146, recovery,
girls and boys help underpaid Barriers to 2o22 government and
all children fulfil community health Women’s Evidence business must
their potential. workers who Representati from the make two sets of
Girls and boys see attend to children on World Values efforts: targeted
gender inequality in are also women, Surveys policies to
their homes and with limited demonstrates support women’s
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communities every opportunity for that in less- return to the

day – in textbooks, professional prosperous workforce and
in the media and growth. countries such women’s talent
among the adults And in as India, development in
who care for them. schools, many girls China, Brazil, the industries of
The disparity in receive less Pakistan, the future
labor market support than Nigeria or gender equality is
participation, boys to pursue the Egypt, from an important
minimum role and studies they choose 50 to 90 factor in the
influence on his happens for a percent of the process of
education, nutrition, variety of reasons: public still democratization.
health, and a The safety, hygiene believes that promotion of
political and sanitation men make laws, policies,
participation are needs of girls may better political budgets and
apparent amongst be neglected, leaders than institutions that
women in most of barring them from women (But advance gender
the developing regularly attending in advanced equality
nations class. industrial Be aware of
Discriminatory societies, an gender
teaching practices overwhelming stereotypes.
and education majority of Recognize them,
materials also the public avoid them and
produce gender rejects this educate others
gaps in learning idea) about them.
and skills n a 2021 Education plays a
development. As a survey in 13 vital role in
result, nearly 1 in 4 countries, 45 bringing the
girls between the per cent of beneficial
ages of 15 and 19 women adjustment
are neither reported that amongst the
employed nor in they or a women and
education or woman they structured them
training – know has up to date in
compared to 1 in experienced terms of
10 boys. some form of perceptive, skills
Women violence since and potential to
consistently play COVID-19. face and
important roles in In 2021, undertake
societal nearly one in different socio-
advancement and five young cultural problems.
progress. women were It is reported that
This suggests that married working women
cultural norms may had higher
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have even more before the age economic status

impact than of 18. as compared to
democratic p to 10 non-working
institutions do, on million more women, which is
the percentage of girls are likely in accordance
women in to become with the results
parliament. child brides obtained, and
Moreover, by 2030 due certainly it would
although richer to the effects be a positive
countries have of the change in
higher proportions COVID-19 Pakistani society.
of women in pandemic, in In addition,
parliament than addition to the working woman
poorer ones, this is 100 million plays dynamic
true mainly girls projected roles in
because economic to be at risk productive and
development leads before the reproductive
to cultural changes. pandemic. activities and also
Modernization As of 1 shares earnings to
seems to be an January 2022, household that
important the global results an
contributing factor. share of admiration and
Rich countries women in position in family
commonly have lower and Educate
higher percentages single houses Increase the
of women in of national awareness of
parliament than parliaments women
low-income reached 26.2 empowerment
countries. And per cent, up (media)
since economic from 22.4 per There is a critical
development is cent in 2015 role that all
closely linked with he share of stakeholders have
erosion of the women in in ensuring that
belief in male managerial climate
superiority positions adaptation, and
Religion has long worldwide disaster
been found to be increased preparedness,
one of the factors from 27.2 to response and
predicting levels of 28.3 per cent early recovery
female from 2015 to efforts are
representation 2019, but climate-resilient
Gender equality is remained and more
not only a unchanged inclusive. This
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fundamental from 2019 to will ensure that

human right, but a 2020, the first women have
necessary year without access to sexual
foundation for a an increase and reproductive
peaceful, since 2013. services
prosperous and etween 2007 and nformation,
sustainable world. and 2021, 57 including
There has been per cent of maternal health,
progress over the women aged family planning,
last decades, but 15 to 49 who and protection
the world is not on are married or services. This in
track to achieve in a union turn will
gender equality by made their empower women
2030. own informed and girls to
The social and decisions protect their
economic fallout regarding rights, make
from the COVID- sexual choices and
19 pandemic has relations, realize their
made the situation contraceptive potential, as well
even bleaker. use and as strengthen
Gender equality is reproductive climate change-
a human right, but health care. affected
our world faces a In the first communities’
persistent gap in year of the ability to adapt.
access to pandemic, an United Nations
opportunities and estimated 1.4 sexual and
decision-making million reproductive
power for women additional health agency, is
and men unintended working to
lobally, women pregnancies deliver a world
have fewer occurred in where women can
opportunities for lower- and lead in ensuring a
economic middle- sustainable future.
participation than income On the occasion
men, less access to countries. of International
basic and higher Only 15 out Women’s Day,
education, greater of 52 UNFPA calls on
health and safety reporting all governments
risks, and less countries to join its efforts
political included and invest in
representation. sufficient achieving
Guaranteeing the provisions in universal access
rights of women their legal to sexual and
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and giving them frameworks to reproductive

opportunities to protect health and rights
reach their full women’s for all, including
potential is critical rights to land. by ensuring the
not only for Between 2018 meaningful
attaining gender and 2021, participation of
equality, but also only 26 per women and girls
for meeting a wide cent of in climate action
range of countries have by shifting and
international comprehensiv sharing power
development goals. e systems in with excluded
Empowered place to track groups and people
women and girls public – and promoting
contribute to the allocations for gender parity in
health and gender all decision-
productivity of equality, 59 making spaces.
their families, per cent have
communities, and some features
countries, creating of such a
a ripple effect that system, and
benefits evhe 15 per cent do
word gender descri not have the
bes the socially- minimum
constructed roles elements of
and responsibilities such a system.
that societies in the first
consider year of the
appropriate for pandemic, an
men and estimated 1.4
womeneryone. million
Gender equality additional
means that men unintended
and women have pregnancies
equal power and occurred in
equal opportunities lower- and
for financial middle-
independence, income
education, and countries.
personal Women earn
development. 10 to 30 per
Women's cent less than
empowerment is a men for the
critical aspect of same work.
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achieving nder Pay inequality

equalit persists
t includes everywhere.
increasing a Voice your
woman's sense of support for
self-worth, her equal pay for
decision-making equal work.
power, her access Limited gains
to opportunities in gender
and resources, her equality and
power and control women’s
over her own life rights made
inside and outside over the
the home, and her decades are in
ability to effect danger of
change being rolled
Education is a key back due to
area of focus. the COVID-
Although the world 19 pandemic,
is making progress Gender-based
in discrimination
achieving gender is prohibited
parity in education, under almost
girls still make up every human
a higher percentage rights treaty.
of out-of-school Despite much
children than boys progress made
Approximately one in securing
quarter of girls in women’s
the developing rights
world do not attend globally,
school. Typically, millions of
families with women and
limited means who girls continue
cannot afford costs to experience
such as school discrimination
fees, uniforms, and and violence,
supplies for all of being denied
their children will of their
prioritize education equality,
for their sons dignity and
milies may also autonomy,
rely on girls' labor
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for household and even a

chores, carrying life.
water, and In 2022, the
childcare, leaving exhilarating
limited time for highs for
schooling. But gender
prioritizing girls' equality
education provides included a
perhaps the single flourishing of
highest return on solidarity
investment in the from Mexico
developing world. to Ukraine to
An educated girl is Iran. An
more likely to increasing
postpone marriage, number of
raise a smaller governments
family, have adopted
healthier children, feminist
and send her own foreign
children to school. policies
She has more The empirical
opportunities to analysis
earn an income and showed that
to participate in about 35.9%
political processes, women have
and she is less lower, 54.1%
likely to become have
infected with HIV. moderate and
Women's health only 10%
and safety is women have a
another important high level of
area. HIV/AIDS is empowerment
becoming an t. Age of
increasingly woman, level
impactful issue for of schooling,
women. working
hroughout the status,
world, women and monthly
girls perform long earnings,
hours of unpaid access to
domestic work. In economic
some places, credit, bank
women still lack accounts,
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rights to own land assets,

or to inherit investments in
property, obtain different
access to credit, saving
earn income, or to schemes, area
move up in their of residence
workplace, free and access to
from job social media
discrimination are positive
Globally, no and
country has fully statistically
attained gender significant,
equality.(Source) and
Scandinavian matrimonial
countries like position,
Iceland, Norway, number of
Finland, and children,
Sweden lead the household
world in their structure,
progress toward ownership by
closing the gender husband, hijab
gap.(Source) In (veil)observan
these countries, ce and time
there is relatively management
equitable have shown
distribution of significantly
available income, negative
resources, and impact on
opportunities for women’s
men and women. empowerment
The greatest n
gender gaps are International
identified primarily Women's
in the Middle East, Day, the
Africa, and South Regional
Asia. However, a Director for
number of the United
countries in these Nations
regions, including Population
Lesotho, South Fund for the
Africa, and Sri Asia and
Lanka outrank the Pacific region,
highlights the
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United States in urgent need

gender equality. for gender
In 2022, the equality and
exhilarating highs women's
for gender equality empowerment
included a in the
flourishing of backdrop of
solidarity from the climate
Mexico to Ukraine crisis
to Iran. An affecting
increasing number women and
of governments girls across
adopted feminist Asia and the
foreign policies Pacific.
As the world
continues to battle
and recover from
the ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic, and
governments look
to institute policies
to build back better
and greener, we are
at the same time
affected by another
global crisis –
climate change –
and the impact it
has on women’s
health, rights and
equality.
Gender-based
violence and
harmful practices,
including child
marriage and
female genital
mutilation,
increase among
climate-affected
populations.
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During the Fourth

World Conference
held in Beijing in
1995, the global
community agreed
to promote an
active and visible
policy of
mainstreaming a
gender perspective
into all policiesand
programmes.