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Oct 15, 2019 · Our writer says it's time for women to reject inferior status, demand equality, and unapologetically revel in their ambition and success.
- Lack of women in leadership. With just 27 per cent of parliamentary seats, 36 per cent of local government seats, and 28 per cent of management positions held by women, there is a lack of diverse perspectives in decision-making processes, hindering comprehensive policy formulation.
- Poverty and lack of economic opportunities. More than 340 million women and girls are projected to live in extreme poverty by 2030. This represents a staggering 8 per cent of the global female population surviving on less than USD 2.15 a day.
- Workplace discrimination and inequalities. Only 61 per cent of prime working-age women participate in the labour force, compared to 91 per cent of prime working-age men.
- An imbalance in unpaid care work. On the current trajectory, the gap between the time spent by women and men on unpaid care will narrow slightly, but by 2050, women globally will still be spending 9.5 per cent more time (2.3 more hours per day) on unpaid care work than men.
Dec 19, 2023 · With a particular focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year, we explored a range of disciplines, including global women’s health, fisheries science, education, economics, agriculture, industrial engineering, and evolutionary biology, among others.
- A World in Which Unpaid Care Work Is Valued and Shared Equally in Households
- A World Where GRB Is Institutionalized
- A World with Well-Being For All Instead of Wealth For A Few
- A World Where We Live in Harmony with Nature and in Solidarity with One Another
Unpaid care work is often not recognised as work. This not only leads women to bear this heavy burden all by themselves but also leads to a feminization of unpaid care work. Irrespective of the social class of women, they are expected to perform reproductive labour in the form of unpaid care work without any recognition that their labour is work. I...
(See Oxfam’s Guide to Gender Responsive Budgetingfor more information on this topic). When government budgets are not gender inclusive, it leads to an unequal distribution of public funds that do not take the needs of women, girls and other marginalized groups into account. In our feminist vision for 2050, we see a world where gender responsive bud...
In our current economic systems, wealth is accumulated in the hands of a few. According to a report launched by Oxfamearlier this year, 82% of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth. And this wealt...
Finally, an ideal feminist world or any world for that matter won’t be possible in 2050 unless we live in harmony with nature. Climate change is not going away. Worst affected by the devastating effects of climate change are those sections of society that are most dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods and/or who have the least capaci...
Oct 23, 2013 · Women need to feel secure and reassured, that is the only way to tackle the birth rate. My advice to women who are struggling to be independent is to make sure they are educated.
Jun 28, 2021 · The Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities series articulates a forward-looking agenda towards: Bodily autonomy — enabling women and girls to make informed sexual, reproductive, and healthcare decisions—a human right for all.
Jun 21, 2021 · Here’s how it’s set to be catalytic and action-oriented, unveiling major investments, programmes, and policies that accelerate progress on women’s rights.
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