Highlights on why gender equality matters from Helen Clarks to the 2015 Womens International Forum: - Gender equality matters in and of itself. It is a basic human right for women to enjoy full legal equality and equality of opportunity. - Basic arithmetic tells us that if all members of society are equally empowered to contribute, the sum of their efforts will be far greater than if whole groups, like women, do not enjoy equal opportunity. - Women in many countries still have unequal access to credit and other financial services, such as savings, digital payment methods, and insurance - all critical inputs to livelihoods. Women with equal rights as basic as being able to own and inherit land and property, access credit, and open bank accounts can play an even greater role in the development of their societies. - In rich and poor countries alike, women carry a disproportionate burden of unpaid care work - looking after children; caring for elderly, sick, and disabled family members; obtaining and preparing food; and, particularly among poorer, rural households, collecting and carrying water and wood for fuel. The full transcript, along with the progress made over the past several years can be found here: allafrica/stories/201501130955.html
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:50:17 +0000
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