Ben Bethers

IB English
McKay Period 4
December 17, 2021

Gender Equality Global Issues

1. Eliminating discriminatory language (e.g. “That’s women’s work” or “You punch like a
girl” or “Be a man”)
2. Eliminating female genital mutilation (Highlighted by the International Day of Zero
Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation)
3. Encouraging more women to go into STEM fields if they want to (Highlighted by the
International Day of Women and Girls in Science)
4. Eliminating sexual violence for anyone and for anywhere (Highlighted by the
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict)
5. Helping and enabling widows to care for their children (Highlighted by International
Widows’ Day)
6. Enabling women in rural areas by eliminating discrimination when it comes to land
ownership (Highlighted by International Day of Rural Women)
7. Establishing equal payment between women and men for the same jobs
8. Establishing equal employment opportunities for men and women in middle to low
income countries
9. Establishing equal educational opportunities for women and men in middle to low
income countries
10. Establishing equal healthcare and medical attention for women