Malini SrikrishnaColleen PezzuttiBrandon Kramer

Imnet Arega

Introduction

-Gender Inequality is a global problem. So, what is it?

- Some countries are more severe than others.

-India has 600 million women, this is the second largest female

population in the world.

- UN figures state that girls are twice as likely to die before the age of 5.

- Culture and Religion are the basis of discrimination in India.

Gender Inequality in India

- General Repression of Women

- Religious Basis

- Cultural Basis

(Both often correlated)

Religious Discrimination •Two Prominent Religions:

1. Hindu Women

•Widows

•Dowry System

•Sati

2. Muslim Women

•Triple Talaq

•Polygamy

•Ancient Scriptures

Cultural Discrimination- Gender Roles- Marriage

- Idea of ‘Marital Rape’ not accepted.

- Women in Joint Families

- Sexual Exploitation

UN Action

Objectives:-equal enrollment of boys and girls in primary and secondary school-equal literacy rates of genders-equal representation in national parliaments-promotion of greater support of men for women’s rights

-adds from “UN Women”

UN Action Cont.

Initiatives:-HeforShe campaign -strategy groups

-work of specialized UN divisions: UN Girls’ Education Initiative, UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

Progress cont.

-Percentage of women in vulnerable employment has decreased 13% in

past 24 years

-Average proportion of women in parliament has almost doubled in past

20 years

Progress still in progress

-Percentage of women living in poverty is greater than percentage of men

-Of working-age women, only half are a part of the labour force

Progress Toward Goal

-past 15 years: increase in enrollment of girls in school◦ Southern Asia: “only 74 girls were enrolled in primary school

for every 100 boys in 1990. Today, 103 girls are enrolled for every 100 boys”

-Since 1990 percentage of female paid workers has increased 6% outside of the agricultural sector

Progress still in progress cont.

-Globally women are receiving 24% less in wages than men

-Even women with high education levels, are less likely to be employed

compared to their male counterparts

-Women representation in parliament averages only 1 out of 5

Plans for Further Improvement

-focus on data development

-increase access to real time data

-improve coverage of statistics

-utilize new technology for data collection

-promote greater data literacy

Work Cited:

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