GENDER

INEQUALITY

Presented By
Gangu Srinivas Rao
 What is Gender Inequality?

“Gender inequality refers to unequal

treatment or perceptions of individuals
based on their gender. It arises from
differences in socially
constructed gender roles as well as
biologically through chromosomes, brain
structure, and hormonal differences.
Gender inequality stems from distinctions,
whether empirically grounded or socially
constructed. ” (Wikipedia, 2014).
 Gender inequality is still a
huge issue today, where
males are considered
superior to females (Mooney
et al 2013).

Women had to fight to vote,

for equal pay, and to have
male dominant jobs, but still
have lower incomes, fewer
prestigious jobs, usually
female orientated college
degrees, and are more likely
to live in poverty than men
(Mooney et al, 2013).
 Inequality in the Workplace

According to the “Gender Wage

Gap” (2014), women make .74
cents to the dollar for every man.

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 Inequality in School
Schools are another place gender inequality is evident, from the books students
read, the curriculum and how teachers may interact with students

This differs from country to country. In some countries girls have no rights are
not allowed to go to school. Others have to work or are married young, or live
in a rural community where they are unable to get to a school. Poverty usually
playing a huge part in most areas not enabling these girls to get aneducation.

A friend of mine runs a volunteer outreach program to help students (especially

girls) get the education they need in Honduras. Volunteers come and teach
these kids, and the children are provided a hot meal, for most the only meal
they will get that day. Some of these little girls will walk up to 2 hours back and
forth every day in the dangerous jungle to get an education and a meal! It’s
pretty amazing work they do for these kids, giving them a future they wouldn’t
be able to get otherwise. They also help with healthcaretoo.

Many churches and organizations also build schools in many countries and
offer education to impoverished children and women.
 GENDER INEQUALITY CAUSES
POVERTY
Women are more likely to be living in poverty than men, and can be
due to a lack of education, due to single moms that didn’t finish
school,.
Lower pay and gender inequality in comparison to men can also be
linked to poverty amongst women .
The elderly, especially divorced or senior single women are at the
highest risk for poverty according to the article “Senior’s living in
poverty on the rise in Canada”; due to lower wages, more part-time
work and career gaps when they were younger, so they simply
couldn’t save enough money.
Solutions to the problem would be adjusting the Canada Pension Plan,
and Old Age Security however the Federal government is not helping
enough with that yet .
NEGATIVE VIEWS OF WOMEN VIA
INTERNET

“women cannot be trusted”

“women shouldn’t vote”
“women should stay in the kitchen.”
A division of the United Nations that deals with gender equality
has revealed a new campaign that used Google's search bar
to show shocking negative attitudes toward women.
The campaign shows 4 pictures of women with the search
results blocking their mouths, giving a powerful statement
about gender inequality.
They found searches were made for “women should”," "women
shouldn't," "women cannot" and "women need to." The eye-
opening results include "women shouldn't have rights" and
"women need to be put in their place.“ (Taylor, V., 2013).
GENDER INEQUALITY IN MOVIES Girls have less roles in Television
than boys.
Starting from a young age girls
may feel less valuable and
insecure due to this.

Women are usually also

portrayed a certain way, with an
idealized physique, giving girls
insecurity at a very young age.

A Psychology Today survey

showed of 3,452 women
surveyed, 23% said that movie or
television celebrities influenced
their body image when they were
young, and 22% were influenced
by fashion magazine models.
 Aboriginal Women - Inequality
This year we saw an online campaign forAboriginal women on Twitter
and Facebook directed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Aboriginal women posted pictures of themselves with a sign saying
“Am I Next?”
This was to raise awareness to the almost 1200 missing and murdered
Aboriginal girls over Canada.
According to “No More Stolen Sisters: Justice for the missing and
murdered Indigenous women of Canada”, “Indigenous women are
going missing and being murdered at a much higher rate than other
women in Canada—a rate so high it constitutes nothing less than a
national human rightscrisis.”
 GENDER INEQUALITY AROUND THE WORLD
Millions of women around the world are victims of violence, discrimination and abuse. Genital mutilation is a shocking type of violence against women
practiced in different cultures (Mooney et al, 2013).
Religious abuse and inequality is seen in Taliban & Afghan communities where women must be covered, are beaten, and are stripped of all rights (Feminist
Majority Foundation, 2014).
Some countries force little girls into marriage, some die, are not able to go to school, and have premature babies and other health issues (Hedeyat, n.
2011).
In Mauritiana, West Africa, young girls are force fed by their parents and given growth hormones to make them more “marriable”, which is not only shocking,
it poses major health risks to these girls (Batha, e. 2014).
In the Youtube video “Female genital cutting”, a village in Africa is circumcising girls as early as age 2, this violates human rights, not to mention risk of
infection, hemorrhage or even death.
Lack of education for girls is another example of inequality, every girl and woman has a right to read and write and be an active member of society.
Gendercide is rampant in other countries, most notably India & China where women are forced to abort their babies if female. In India for example, babies are
slaughtered after birth as well, tossed in the garbage, or in a field, burned, suffocated, choked to death, it’s being called by some, “the modern dayholocaust”.
 Limited Access to Resources
Women are responsible for 60-80% of food production, but have limited
GENDER INEQUALITY access to resources such as land, credit and new technologies.

AROUND THE WORLD Lack of Education

Education and poverty reduction go hand in hand. Progress is being
made, but there are still less girls in school or finishing school. This also
has to do with living in rural areas.

In the Workplace
Still more men than women in paid employment, business and politics.
Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours and earn only 10%
of the world’sincome.

Gender Based Violence

Gender-based violence is one of the most socially tolerated abuses of
human rights worldwide. It is a contributor to poverty and ill-health and
prevents many women, from reaching their potential.

“Why Gender Equality Matters” (Division of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

 CONCLUSION & SOLUTIONS
Much has to be done with our society and media and the injustice of gender inequality. Girls and women struggling
for equal pay, positions, title, respect, and still fighting certain communities for the rights over their own bodies.

Solutions would be fostering healthy attitudes and ending discrimination for a better social view on
women.
Teaching our children at a young age to value girls and women and treat them with respect.
Abuse in any form for being female is not acceptable and against the moral code and law.
Education – Literacy. Every girl and woman has a right to read and write and be an active member of society.
Equal Pay - Women can do most work equally the same, if not better (depending on the job) as men, so wages
should reflect the job and performance, not if you are male or female.
Basic Healthcare, especially in under developed countries.
Talking about it, ending stereotypes and discrimination that will benefit our children now, and for a better future.
Education in the workplace about sexual harassment so women know they can come forward to report safely.
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