Introduction
Gender inequality is a huge problem in the world, and discriminates women in many different ways. Borgen Magazine list 10 examples of Gender Inequality in the World; lack of mobility, freedom of marriage, discriminatory divorce rights, citizenship, frontline combat, custody rights, violence, professional obstacles, restricted land ownership, and access to education. There is a huge global gender gap, and “The WEF reports that women’s average earnings are almost half those of men… The average global earned income for women was estimated at $10,778 and the average men’s income was about $19,873” (Elsesser, 7 Important Facts about the Global Gender Gap). Progress is slow, and is often blamed on of male- dominant positions in states …show more content…
This is because of the fact that gender inequality is a result of the importance of ideas in states and how they’re “more important than power or instructions in shaping international outcomes” (Nau, pg 10). In terms of international relations, the identity perspective believes that states are constructed based upon identities that were formed in the past. These identities in turn “shape interests, interactions, and institutions and change material circumstance” (pg. 60). This perspectives states that the reason for gender inequality is ideas and beliefs of states. Some identity studies focus on countries’ belief systems, or ideas about how the world works that influence the behavior of policy makers, as ones that are equally influential as power in influencing their behavior. Ideas suggest to the leaders “how the world works and point them in particular policy directions” (Pg. …show more content…
This has created more than 2.4 billion social media conversations about a more equal world, and created a shared vision for gender equality. “If women and men are a part of a greater whole, HeForShe can help free us to realize that it is not our gender that defines us, but our shared humanity” (Nyamayaro, An invitation to men who want a better world for women”). After three days of launching, 100,000 men signed up to be ‘agents of change for equality’. A French company said they were going to eliminate pay gap by 2020 of all its employees, Sweden committed to close both employment and equal pay gap for all its citizens, and in Europe alone all male EU commissioners and members of parliament of the Swedish and Iceland governments have signed up to be HeForShe (Nyamayaro). This movement is effective because many members in the international system are pursuing global gender inequality, and it has caused real change in order to give women more right in the world. It reflects a liberal perspective, because it calls for cooperation and communication between men and women, and states in the international
Gender inequality is a huge problem in the world, and discriminates women in many different ways. Borgen Magazine list 10 examples of Gender Inequality in the World; lack of mobility, freedom of marriage, discriminatory divorce rights, citizenship, frontline combat, custody rights, violence, professional obstacles, restricted land ownership, and access to education. There is a huge global gender gap, and “The WEF reports that women’s average earnings are almost half those of men… The average global earned income for women was estimated at $10,778 and the average men’s income was about $19,873” (Elsesser, 7 Important Facts about the Global Gender Gap). Progress is slow, and is often blamed on of male- dominant positions in states …show more content…
This is because of the fact that gender inequality is a result of the importance of ideas in states and how they’re “more important than power or instructions in shaping international outcomes” (Nau, pg 10). In terms of international relations, the identity perspective believes that states are constructed based upon identities that were formed in the past. These identities in turn “shape interests, interactions, and institutions and change material circumstance” (pg. 60). This perspectives states that the reason for gender inequality is ideas and beliefs of states. Some identity studies focus on countries’ belief systems, or ideas about how the world works that influence the behavior of policy makers, as ones that are equally influential as power in influencing their behavior. Ideas suggest to the leaders “how the world works and point them in particular policy directions” (Pg. …show more content…
This has created more than 2.4 billion social media conversations about a more equal world, and created a shared vision for gender equality. “If women and men are a part of a greater whole, HeForShe can help free us to realize that it is not our gender that defines us, but our shared humanity” (Nyamayaro, An invitation to men who want a better world for women”). After three days of launching, 100,000 men signed up to be ‘agents of change for equality’. A French company said they were going to eliminate pay gap by 2020 of all its employees, Sweden committed to close both employment and equal pay gap for all its citizens, and in Europe alone all male EU commissioners and members of parliament of the Swedish and Iceland governments have signed up to be HeForShe (Nyamayaro). This movement is effective because many members in the international system are pursuing global gender inequality, and it has caused real change in order to give women more right in the world. It reflects a liberal perspective, because it calls for cooperation and communication between men and women, and states in the international