Promoting gender equality means ensuring that women have the same changes as men to improve their lives, and the lives of their families. Unfortunately, in both developed and developing countries, women are often not given the same opportunities in education, employment, and in government. Many poor household in developing countries for example will only send their boys to school, forcing girls to help care for the home and other family members.
Goal 3 means guaranteeing women have equal opportunities to make their lives, and the lives of their families better.
IN OUR WORLD TODAY:
- Two-thirds of the world's illiterate people are female
- The employment rate for women is 30% lower than the rate for men
- Women only held 15% of seats in national parliaments in 2003
What needs to be done?
Attitudes around women's roles in society have to change. the world needs to start implementing and enforcing laws that protect women's rights, and acknowledge the fact that gender inequality contributes to poverty. Women's property rights are one important area that needs to be addressed. Women are responsible for producing much of the food in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but many do not have secure ownership of the land they work on. Women also need to have the same opportunities as men to participate in the decision making process, both in government and at home. Women must have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives for the MDGs to become a reality by 2015.
How are Youth affected or involved?
Young people need to be leaders in the fight to end unfair discrimination against women. But ending gender inequality can't be just a woman's responsibility. We need men to join the fight to end discrimination against women, too. Just imagine if a football team was only playing with half of its players, do you think they could win a game? The world will never be able to achieve the MDGs if women don't have an equal chance, and we need everybody to join their voice and demand that governments make a real change now.
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