Gender equality ensures that men and women have access to economic, social, political, cultural and civic opportunities that will help them develop to their full potential so they can be useful and contributing citizens to their families, communities and nation.
What is gender equality in simple words?
Equal opportunities for everyone in every sphere without discrimination based on their gender, allowing each person to perform to the best of their abilities.
What are the 3 main areas of gender inequality?
1. Wherever there are man and women, and they are treated unequally there is bound to be gender inequality. Use gender disaggregated data by sector to determine the priority areas of gender inequality in a given context.
2. The law and institutions
3. Behaviour and practices
4. Self-empowerment
