From being toppers in civil services exams to flying fighter planes to raising entire families, women are known to do it all. The slow but steady rise of women in our patriarchal society has been no less than phenomenal.
When talking about women empowerment, we have come far. But there are dark corners that need to be lit up as far as women’s equality is concerned.
According to data from the United Nations, nearly 2.4 billion women don’t have same economic rights as men across the world. 178 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent women’s complete economic participation. Another startling statistic based on a survey of 20-24 year old women states that out of 5 women, 1 is married before the age of 18. Having covered such an arduous path, we still have a long way to go as far as gender equality is concerned.
Gender equality is defined as the access to rights or opportunities irrespective of gender. This inequality has implications leading to situations like women not getting suitable opportunities at work or even at home. This further ignites mental anguish in women, creating roadblocks in a nurturing atmosphere for their children and family.
To emphasise on gender equality, August 26th was chosen as Women’s Equality Day in the US. First celebrated in 1971, the day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which grants women the right to vote in the US.
Just like charity, equality also begins at home. You might have seen your grandmother and other ladies of the house preparing and even serving the meals made. They eat after all the family members have eaten; a practice that ends up with them eating insufficient food, compromising on their physical health. While this is just one example of women not being treated equally at home, on an average, women throughout the world do 3 times as much unpaid work as men, which includes household chores, childcare along with pursuing full-time or part-time careers.
In an equal world, chores need to be divided evenly in a household so that the women in the house are able to strike a balance between their personal and professional responsibilities along with their own mental and physical health.
Gender equality is defined as the access to rights or opportunities irrespective of gender.
Diversity at workplace means that you are given an equal opportunity irrespective of the gender.
August 26th is celebrated as Women’s Equality Day in the US.
To emphasise on gender equality, August 26th was chosen as Women’s Equality Day in the US. First celebrated in 1971, the day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which grants women the right to vote in the US.
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