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Equality before the law remains an empty promise for those who cannot afford to make use of it or simply do not know how to do so.
Islam and Christianity found ready converts among outcasts and the oppressed because they offered equality in the eyes of God.
PS [In Depth]: Women’s Economic EmpowermentFor human-development specialists, increasing women’s participation in the global economy is the key not only to gender equality, but also to overall income growth.
The economist Thomas Piketty has observed that the nation-state facilitated the development of the “social state”: the system of services that strengthens equality and improves quality of life.
For the American President, the appointment of Supreme Court justices is of major importance because the Court has the power to determine the course of affairs in important respects, as in matters of racial equality.
With the addition of economic and occupational parameters – such as women in senior management positions, promotion rates, remuneration, and wage equality – these countries are joined by Singapore, Mongolia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
While South Asia performs worst in overall gender equality and women’s attainment, it comprises three of the top five countries in terms of political empowerment (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India).
But being vaulted to leadership by family and dynastic connections is not a sign of greater gender equality.
Some of the Asian economies with the highest human development rankings, such as Japan and South Korea, are among the worst in terms of women in senior management, wage equality, remuneration, and political empowerment.
Economic development correlates positively with gender equality.
But, as the World Bank notes in its World Development Report 2012, gender equality is an independent value, not just an instrument for economic growth and efficiency.
At this point, one might expect to see a high degree of gender equality in the health sector.
Half of the organizations’ strategies do not include a specific commitment to gender equality; and while a third do focus on the health of women and girls, they make no mention of gendered risks.
Without data, transparency, and adequate reporting on gender disparities, there can be no progress toward gender equality.
But we must go further, by also advocating for accountability and gender equality in the sphere of global public health.
And we have made no progress on global warming, preserving a middle-class society, or improving the education system to make equality of opportunity a reality.
So the Friedmans argued that a minimal safety net for those whom bad luck or a lack of prudence had rendered destitute, and elimination of all legal barriers to equality of opportunity, would lead to the most equitable outcomes possible.
The end of American preeminence in education, the collapse of private-sector unions, the emergence of a winner-take-all information-age economy, and the return of Gilded Age-style high finance have produced an extraordinarily unequal pre-tax distribution of income, which will burden the next generation and make a mockery of equality of opportunity.
The common elements that are usually identified with the “European” social model are a quest for equality and a strong welfare state.
Such values animated the fight against Nazi and Soviet totalitarianism, fascism, and military dictatorship; in their name, decolonization was achieved, and minorities gained equality and dignity.
In particular, gender equality deserves special attention, an approach that the World Bank today rightly characterizes as smart economics.
Both rich and poor countries in transition to democracy have sought to emulate its examples of sexual equality and socio-economic rights.
South Africa’s friends abroad should let its leaders know that they expect more from a country that once inspired the world with its fight for freedom and equality.
Delivering services to girls under ten years of age, especially in rural areas, is essential if Africa is ever to achieve lasting gender equality.
We have a great revolutionary past that still conveys universal values – liberty, equality, fraternity – and an army that, as in Mali, continues to make a difference in the world.
As a result, globalization’s tendency to produce macroeconomic imbalances and financial fragility, its adverse impact on equality and social peace in many countries, and its weak political legitimacy will continue to generate tension and periodic crises.
The demands that defined the Arab Spring – for democracy, good governance, human rights, transparency, gender equality, and social justice – will continue to shape the regional agenda.
Islam, for example, has historically permitted certain forms of polygamy, but no liberal society is obliged to extend religious freedom in ways that undermine its commitment to gender equality.
First, by strengthening the three basic pillars without which development cannot germinate or opportunities flourish: a stable, vital, and participatory political democracy; a social market economy that is free, competitive, and open to the world; and a strong state that is effective in the fight against poverty and in promoting greater equality of opportunities.
This argument is based on the assumption – which extends far beyond sports – that real gender equality will not be achieved until the formation of tastes and habits is no longer subject to gender stereotypes.
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