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    Malini Srikrishna

    Colleen Pezzutti
    Brandon 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
    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/


    secondary school

    • equal literacy rates of genders

    • equal representation in national parliaments

    • promotion of greater support of men for women’s


    rights
    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 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 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 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

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