Gender Equality and Equity.pptx
- 1. GENDER ECONOMICS III UG Major Elective GENDER EQUALITY & GENDER EQUITY Dr.R.Senthamizh Veena Assistant Professor in Economics Holy Cross College Tiruchirappalli
- 2. GENDER AND EQUALITY Equality between women and men (gender equality) refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men will become the same but that women’s and men’s rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. Gender equality implies that the interests, needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration Equality between women and men is seen both as a human rights issue and as a precondition for, and indicator of, sustainable people-centered development.
- 3. Gender equality is not a women’s issue but should concern and fully engage men as well as women. There are also significant negative effects of expectations on men and boys due to stereotyping about what it means to be a male. Therefore, both women and men, and boys and girls, should be free to develop their abilities and make choices – without limitations set by rigid gender roles and prejudices – based on personal interests and capacities.
- 4. In the context of the world of work, equality between women and men includes the following elements: Equality of opportunity and treatment in employment Equal remuneration for work of equal value Equal access to safe and healthy working environments and to social security Equality in association and collective bargaining Equality in obtaining meaningful career development A balance between work and home life that is fair to both women and men Equal participation in decision-making at all levels
- 5. The ILO has adopted an integrated approach to gender equality and decent work. This means to enhance equal employment opportunities through measures like improve women’s access to education, skills training and healthcare, while taking women’s role in the care economy adequately into account. Examples of these include implementing measures to help workers balance work and family responsibilities, and providing workplace incentives for the provision of childcare and parental leave.
- 7. Gender Equity Gender equity means fairness of treatment for all genders according to their respective needs. Gender equity states that the individual who is historically the most marginalised, should be given more and better opportunities than the gender enjoying the perks of living in a gender biased society. Gender equity doesn’t equate one gender with another, instead, it attempts to facilitate equal opportunities for all genders to overcome their historical and social disadvantages by ensuring fairness and justice in the distribution of resources to all genders.
- 9. If the exact same opportunities, rights and privileges are given to all genders then it would be a historically catastrophic assumption that both men and women started out at the same position. But that is far from the truth. The socio-historical oppression of women has marginalised them for centuries Gender equity shatters the historically dictated roles of gender and gives people the choice to climb up the stairs as a way of compensation for their historical mistreatment. Equality is a farfetched dream which is impossible to achieve without equity. ‘Gender equity’ is the process to achieve gender equality.
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