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Curie faced immense
gender
barriers during her career.
Much has changed since then, and
gender
equality in the sciences has greatly improved.
Nonetheless,
gender
parity in the sciences remains a distant goal.
The
gender
gap in science begins at a young age.
Major changes – from grade schools to technology companies – are needed to build
gender
parity into science-related fields.
A recent study of grant programs in Canada found that when referees are trained to recognize
gender
discrimination, funding outcomes naturally rebalance.
And yet, while individual tweaks can be beneficial, the world’s scientific community must move beyond piecemeal solutions to tackle
gender
bias in a more holistic way.
Achieving
gender
equity, diversity, and inclusion in the sciences will require cooperation across many sectors.
In Indonesia (and to a lesser extent Malaysia), science and technology, commerce and modern management as well as the all-important challenges of democracy, human rights, and
gender
equality are being tackled head-on in authentic terms of Muslim discourse.
The country's rich vein of Islamic scholarship has embraced new ideas and sought to interpret the Koran in a manner that reveals its compatibility with democracy, human rights,
gender
equality and social justice.
My amendment to Section 377 would have decriminalized sex between consenting adults of any
gender
or orientation.
All signatories to our new Declaration agreed that incitement to violence that is motivated by race or
gender
or sexual orientation constitutes a serious violation of the right to equality.
Among the many factors pushing women to migrate are pervasive
gender
bias and social prejudices against single mothers or widows in their country of origin.
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.
But despite decades of international effort,the world has so far failed to close the economic
gender
gap.
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global
Gender
Gap Report 2011, rising prosperity has narrowed
gender
inequality in many countries.
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.
Singapore and Hong Kong, too, display significant
gender
gaps in leadership, despite high human development.
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.
In the SDG framework, the separate issues of
gender
and health are intertwined, because
gender
itself is a major driver of health outcomes.
Gender
can influence whether one smokes tobacco, exercises regularly, or has access to nutritious food.
For decades, the global health community has paid lip service to the critical role of unequal power relations, particularly relating to gender, in determining health outcomes.
At this point, one might expect to see a high degree of
gender
equality in the health sector.
Many of these organizations are falling embarrassingly short on addressing
gender
disparities.
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.
They have established systems of accountability, including measures to ensure that
gender
competence is included in job descriptions and staff performance evaluations.
But we must go further, by also advocating for accountability and
gender
equality in the sphere of global public health.
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