Table of contents:
1) Introduction……………………………………………………..…………………………………………..3
2) Literature Review………………………………………………………………………………………....4
3) How inequality affects growth…………………………………………………………………..….9
4) Health inequality………………………………………………………………………………………....11
i. Causes of Health inequality……………………………………………………………..….11 ii. Social determinants of health……………………….……………………….……………12 iii. Non medical determinants of health………………………………………………….13 iv. How to improve health inequalities……………………………………….……...….13
5) Gender inequality…………………………………………………………………………….……….….14
a. Gender inequality in education…………………………………………………………..15
i. Causes of gender inequalities in education…….………….......16 ii. How to improve Gender inequality in education…….…......16
b. Gender …show more content…
We can distinguish it all around us in many forms. It is essential to know that difference and equality are not opposites or even alternatives. Understanding these concepts is frequently misleading and mistaken. This distinction is very important in understanding social inequality. The fact that everyone is different in all sorts of ways means they are not identical. Whether or not they are social equals is an important question, to which the answer depends on the structure of the society. But there certain theories or opinions that suggest that equality among people is impossible to achieve as they are extremely different. They don’t understand that being different is not being identical. Inequality is not necessarily a result of human or social difference. There is a link between difference and inequality. Difference leads to inequality, not logically but socially (Robert M. Blackburn, 1999, Understanding social …show more content…
• Harmful practices such as early marriage and pregnancy,
• Gender-based violence
• Discriminatory education laws, policies, and practices
To improve gender equality in education:
• Reducing fees, providing school materials, uniforms and meals, making travel to schools safer for girls (e.g. through safe transport, the provision of restrooms and training of teachers).
• Making cash transfers to poor families for investing in the education and health of their children.
• Effective policies need to be applied because infrastructure, health issues, laws, social norms and cultural practices can also affect the ability of girls to attend and complete school.
• Attention should also be paid to maintaining and improving the performance of boys so that they are not left behind and do not feel neglected (OECD, 2011).
2) Gender inequality in employment:
Women’s participation in the labor force varies around the world, but it never was as large as with men. For many, decent work is a far-off dream, since they are mostly employed in low paid, poorly protected jobs. While women are becoming well-educated, labor markets still employ them into work considered traditionally acceptable for women. Too few reach upper-level positions in management and leadership. (UN
1) Introduction……………………………………………………..…………………………………………..3
2) Literature Review………………………………………………………………………………………....4
3) How inequality affects growth…………………………………………………………………..….9
4) Health inequality………………………………………………………………………………………....11
i. Causes of Health inequality……………………………………………………………..….11 ii. Social determinants of health……………………….……………………….……………12 iii. Non medical determinants of health………………………………………………….13 iv. How to improve health inequalities……………………………………….……...….13
5) Gender inequality…………………………………………………………………………….……….….14
a. Gender inequality in education…………………………………………………………..15
i. Causes of gender inequalities in education…….………….......16 ii. How to improve Gender inequality in education…….…......16
b. Gender …show more content…
We can distinguish it all around us in many forms. It is essential to know that difference and equality are not opposites or even alternatives. Understanding these concepts is frequently misleading and mistaken. This distinction is very important in understanding social inequality. The fact that everyone is different in all sorts of ways means they are not identical. Whether or not they are social equals is an important question, to which the answer depends on the structure of the society. But there certain theories or opinions that suggest that equality among people is impossible to achieve as they are extremely different. They don’t understand that being different is not being identical. Inequality is not necessarily a result of human or social difference. There is a link between difference and inequality. Difference leads to inequality, not logically but socially (Robert M. Blackburn, 1999, Understanding social …show more content…
• Harmful practices such as early marriage and pregnancy,
• Gender-based violence
• Discriminatory education laws, policies, and practices
To improve gender equality in education:
• Reducing fees, providing school materials, uniforms and meals, making travel to schools safer for girls (e.g. through safe transport, the provision of restrooms and training of teachers).
• Making cash transfers to poor families for investing in the education and health of their children.
• Effective policies need to be applied because infrastructure, health issues, laws, social norms and cultural practices can also affect the ability of girls to attend and complete school.
• Attention should also be paid to maintaining and improving the performance of boys so that they are not left behind and do not feel neglected (OECD, 2011).
2) Gender inequality in employment:
Women’s participation in the labor force varies around the world, but it never was as large as with men. For many, decent work is a far-off dream, since they are mostly employed in low paid, poorly protected jobs. While women are becoming well-educated, labor markets still employ them into work considered traditionally acceptable for women. Too few reach upper-level positions in management and leadership. (UN