The promotion of gender equality and the equality of women is essential to the United Nations
Development Programmes (UNDP) Goal 5 in the Sustainable Development Goals is known as
the 'Stand Alone Gender Goal because it is dedicated to achieving these ends. Legal changes in
many countries are needed to ensure these gender equality changes take place. Over the decades
there have been some changes but on average women still earn 24% less than men around the
world. Worldwide 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner
violence and non partner sexual violence. Some of the main goals are to advance political
participation and leadership, economic empowerment and to help women secure decent jobs. The
UN advocates …show more content…
They are paid very little a day and work in
severe conditions. The conditions that they work in are life threatening but they have no choice
they must provide for their families.
Facts about gender inequality
About two thirds of countries in the developing regons have acheieved gender parity in
primary education
In Southern Asia , for every 74 girls enrolled in primary school 100 boys were enrolled in
the 1990's, but as of 2012 the ratios of boys to girls was the same
In Sub-Sahara Africa, Oceania and western Asia there are still barriers for girls to enter
secondary level education
Women in Africa hold less than one in 5 paid jobs outside the agricultural sector. The
number of women in the paid sector outside agriculture has increased from 35% in the
1990/s to 41% in 2015
In 46 countries women now hold more than 30 percent of seats in national parliament in
at least one chamber
Child Marriage
Child marriage is a human rights violation. There are laws made against child marriage but
people still go against it, this is partially because of poverty and gender inequality. In
Development Programmes (UNDP) Goal 5 in the Sustainable Development Goals is known as
the 'Stand Alone Gender Goal because it is dedicated to achieving these ends. Legal changes in
many countries are needed to ensure these gender equality changes take place. Over the decades
there have been some changes but on average women still earn 24% less than men around the
world. Worldwide 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner
violence and non partner sexual violence. Some of the main goals are to advance political
participation and leadership, economic empowerment and to help women secure decent jobs. The
UN advocates …show more content…
They are paid very little a day and work in
severe conditions. The conditions that they work in are life threatening but they have no choice
they must provide for their families.
Facts about gender inequality
About two thirds of countries in the developing regons have acheieved gender parity in
primary education
In Southern Asia , for every 74 girls enrolled in primary school 100 boys were enrolled in
the 1990's, but as of 2012 the ratios of boys to girls was the same
In Sub-Sahara Africa, Oceania and western Asia there are still barriers for girls to enter
secondary level education
Women in Africa hold less than one in 5 paid jobs outside the agricultural sector. The
number of women in the paid sector outside agriculture has increased from 35% in the
1990/s to 41% in 2015
In 46 countries women now hold more than 30 percent of seats in national parliament in
at least one chamber
Child Marriage
Child marriage is a human rights violation. There are laws made against child marriage but
people still go against it, this is partially because of poverty and gender inequality. In