The world we live in today is known to be a male dominated society where increasing numbers of empowered women, groups and organizations are taking a stance for gender equality. In the past 100 years we have come a long way in terms of enforcing gender equality; where women are now allowed to vote, where women have access to education, and even an increase in the number of women with high status and power in governments. Despite the progress made in the past 100 years there are still several women suffering from acts of inequality including harsh limitations such as not being allowed to drive, having clothing requirements and even the right to divorce is unavailable in certain countries. Gender equality plays a significant role in human progression
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Men in countries such as Saudi Arabia, India, and China see females as inferior with understandable reasoning pointing at religious beliefs, culture, and traditional views. However, putting religious belief and tradition aside female infanticide is still occurring. People from both sophisticated and indigenous cultures from countries such as India and china are intentionally killing baby girls and having preference for baby boys. This is caused by the belief that baby girls are of less value to them. They are seen to be of less value because of reasons including anti-female bias, government policies and family economics. Family economics appearing to be one of the main reasons for female infanticide because of the fact that men often provide the main source of income and even because the family is unwilling to pay a dowry for the female infant when she is to be married. For instance, India has been ranked as “the most deadly country for female children” by the United Nations where an estimated 1 million females born yearly out of 12 million females born will have died within their first year of life. As a result of the overpopulation in these countries there is an increase in the disregard, neglect, abortion rate, abandonment and female infanticide of female …show more content…
Possible solutions to narrow the gender gap include things such as empowering women through education by distributing educational resources, forming more gender sensitive institutions for cultures and practices, and to challenge stereotypes and expectations put upon women. Within due time economic development will occur, including greater access to labour markets, more job opportunities, and better incomes. Even though employment rates are still significantly lower than those of men in the EU but despite this the employment rate for women has been steadily increasing ever since the economic crisis in 2008.
In conclusion gender equality should be an everyday norm; it should not be something that is seen as ‘abnormal’ or uncommon. In relation to the millennium development goals, the third goal “promoting gender equality and empowering women” if achieved, allows a domino effect which would contribute into helping achieve all the other goals as well. This includes reducing poverty and hunger, improving maternal health, ensuring universal education and combating HIV/AIDS and other
Men in countries such as Saudi Arabia, India, and China see females as inferior with understandable reasoning pointing at religious beliefs, culture, and traditional views. However, putting religious belief and tradition aside female infanticide is still occurring. People from both sophisticated and indigenous cultures from countries such as India and china are intentionally killing baby girls and having preference for baby boys. This is caused by the belief that baby girls are of less value to them. They are seen to be of less value because of reasons including anti-female bias, government policies and family economics. Family economics appearing to be one of the main reasons for female infanticide because of the fact that men often provide the main source of income and even because the family is unwilling to pay a dowry for the female infant when she is to be married. For instance, India has been ranked as “the most deadly country for female children” by the United Nations where an estimated 1 million females born yearly out of 12 million females born will have died within their first year of life. As a result of the overpopulation in these countries there is an increase in the disregard, neglect, abortion rate, abandonment and female infanticide of female …show more content…
Possible solutions to narrow the gender gap include things such as empowering women through education by distributing educational resources, forming more gender sensitive institutions for cultures and practices, and to challenge stereotypes and expectations put upon women. Within due time economic development will occur, including greater access to labour markets, more job opportunities, and better incomes. Even though employment rates are still significantly lower than those of men in the EU but despite this the employment rate for women has been steadily increasing ever since the economic crisis in 2008.
In conclusion gender equality should be an everyday norm; it should not be something that is seen as ‘abnormal’ or uncommon. In relation to the millennium development goals, the third goal “promoting gender equality and empowering women” if achieved, allows a domino effect which would contribute into helping achieve all the other goals as well. This includes reducing poverty and hunger, improving maternal health, ensuring universal education and combating HIV/AIDS and other