Gender Inequality Essay

From Norway which has the highest gender development rate in the world of an outstanding 0.941 and Iceland which ranks number one overall to Yemen and Pakistan who are ranked lowest at 136 and 135 respectively, no matter how far who go or where you travel gender inequality exist, even if just at a minute scale. Gender inequality is the un equal treatment of an individual solely due to their gender it is measured internationally using the gender development index. d Gender inequality has been going on for centuries and action to change the gender roles in society have just only recently begun just over 50 years ago. The large disparity can be clearly seen in social, economic, cultural and political status of women worldwide. Another key factor the had a huge impact on gender inequality is the interpretations of holy text in different religions.

Education is key in achieving gender inequality around the world. With 2/3 of children in the world that receiving less that 4 years of education being girls and 70% of the 855 million illiterate adults in the world being female there is no doubt that gender inequality predominantly discriminates against females. Without basic education women will have no opportunity to advance economically, politically or socially. In todays society people with out education are seen as less worthy and of a lower standard to those who are educated. Without the chance to obtain proper education women who don’t have the opportunity to go to school are immediately subject to a life of being a housewife. This is a wide scale problem with issues ranging from social and economical issues to look at. The Yemen government has realized the importance of equal education and as a result of new policies and i...

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...he world less than 16% of the worlds parliamentarians are women, and early in 2010 only 15 heads of state or government were women and this needs to change.

Gender inequality ranges in intensity depending on where you live in he world but it always exists. Women in sub-Saharan Africa are 23% less likely to own a mobile phone, 24% less likely in the Middle East and 37% in South Asia. This is an example of how even in the smallest ways women are discriminated against. Although collectively a lot of progress has been made only 28 countries have achieved the 30% target for women in decision-making positions set in the early 1990’s. From Iceland to Yemen gender inequality still exist and will continue to exist for a long time but as mindsets change and people continue to pressure society to have new norms we can change the future of many generations of women to come.