Gender Equality and Justice
Every day, in every country in the world, women are confronted by discrimination and inequality. They face violence, abuse and unequal treatment at home, at work and in their wider communities – and are denied opportunities to learn, to earn and to lead. Women form the majority of those living in poverty. They have fewer resources, less power and less influence compared to men, and can experience further inequality because of their class, ethnicity and age, as well as religious and other fundamentalism. Gender inequality is a key driver of poverty. And a fundamental denial of women's rights. Gender inequality in numbers 24% Women make up less than 24% of the world’s parliamentarians and 5% of its mayors. 24% On average, women are paid 24% less than men for comparable work, across all regions and sectors. 2/3 Nearly two thirds of the world’s 781 million illiterate adults are women, a proportion that has remained unchanged for two decades. ...