Reflections from the South Pacific – Navigating Intersectionality and Customary Contexts to Progress Gender Equality and Gender Equity

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Lila Singh-Peterson ◽  
Michelle Carnegie ◽  
R. Michael (‘Mike’) Bourke ◽  
Veronica Bue ◽  
Joanne Lee Kunatuba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The South ◽  
And Gender

Global Megatrends and the Macroeconomics of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 417-435
Author(s):  
Kalpana Kochhar ◽  
Sonali Jain-Chandra ◽  
Monique Newiak
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines global megatrends such as demographic shifts, technological progress, globalization, and climate change and emphasizes the important role of gender equality in mitigating their adverse consequences. The chapter first discusses demographic change, globalization, technological progress, and climate change before explaining how the main challenges posed by these megatrends could be offset by increasing gender equality, providing more equal access to economic opportunities for women, and boosting female economic participation. In particular, it considers ways of mitigating the impact of population ageing, harnessing urbanization for growth and gender equity, catalysing change to reduce income inequality, accelerating economic diversification, and mitigating vulnerability to climate change. The chapter concludes with an evaluation of policy options for mitigating the risks posed by megatrends through gender equality, such as unleashing fiscal policy, easing the burden of non-market work, and removing legal discrimination against women.

scholarly journals Religion and Gender Equality Worldwide: A Country-Level Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Instrumental Variable Analysis ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Religion And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equity Index

Does religion help or hinder gender equality worldwide? Are some major world religions more conducive to equality than others? This study answers these questions using country-level data assembled from multiple sources. Much of the research on religion and gender has focused on the relationship between individual religious belief and practice and gender attitudes. This study, alternatively, compares the macro effects of the proportion of religious adherents in a country on two indicators of material gender equality: the United Nations Gender Inequality Index and the Social Watch Gender Equity Index. Comparing the world’s four largest religious groups reveals that the largest distinction is not between any ofthe three largest faiths—Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism—but between the religious and the non-religious. The more non-religious people in a country, the more gender equal that country tends to be. This finding holds when accounting for human development and other country-level factors, as well as in instrumental variable analysis.

scholarly journals Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Responsible Leader

This paper takes a critical look at the United Nations’ sustainable development goals in regard to Germany. This paper will further examine three of the seventeen goals laid out for 2030 focusing on determining what efforts and proposed solutions towards ending poverty, eradicating hunger and achieving gender equality are undertaken. The issues of poverty, hunger and gender equity are an additional source of tension for Germany as they seek to address these concerns domestically while acting as a responsible leader internationally.

scholarly journals Career Advancement and Gender Equity in Academia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-410
Author(s):  
Irina Kerimova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
International University ◽  
And Gender

This paper aims at exploring gender equality in career advancement. The literature suggests that family impedes females’ career progression as in Uzbekistan females mostly prioritize child-rearing over career building. However, there is no evidence that single female academics are more successful in their careers than those with families. Meanwhile, males are more likely to have career progression due to the culture-bound domination of men over women. To conduct the research, 76 non-randomly selected academic staff of Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) were surveyed via a questionnaire. The analysis found no statistically significant difference between female and male career advancement. Due to the time constraints as one of the limitations of the study, the research cannot cover a big population to conclude county-wide; notwithstanding, the present research is a steppingstone for further investigation on such a thrilling and up-to-date topic as gender equality

A Comparative Analysis of China and India: Ancient Patriarchy, Women’s Liberation, and Contemporary Gender Equity Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 134-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuen Ting Lee
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Patriarchal System ◽  
China And India ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Education In China

Scholars have become increasingly fascinated with cross-cultural approaches to various disciplines in order to understand the concept of globalization. However, a joint historical and comparative approach to gender equity education in China and India is adopted much less in the academic world. This article aims to fill this lacuna by looking at both countries across time and culture in order to develop a holistic perspective. It argues that both countries are optimistically targeting “greater” gender equality in education. The rate of progress in each country varies in accordance with the influences of the country’s own patriarchal system, cultural and gender beliefs, and efforts to change such beliefs. It concludes that China better performs at achieving gender equality in education than India.

Affirmative action, gender equity and university admissions – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Onsongo
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
University Education ◽  
University Admissions ◽  
Multifaceted Approach ◽  
And Gender

The article examines the outcomes of affirmative action policies aimed at improving access for women students to university education in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Different interpretations of affirmative action are found in the three countries. These include lower entry scores, remedial pre-university programmes and financial assistance. There are limitations and weaknesses inherent in the piecemeal strategies that focus only on the point of admission to university. Thus affirmative action as currently applied does not enhance access and gender equity in university education. A multifaceted approach to developing gender equality in universities would require various strategies to support one another in order to enhance access and gender equity in university education in the three countries.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI MUBALIGH DAN MUBALIGHAH TERHADAP KESETARAAN DAN KEADILAN GENDER DI KOTA MEDAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahlia Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Gender Awareness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Counter Argument

<strong>Abstrak: </strong>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat persepsi mubaligh dan mubalighah di Kota Medan terhadap kesetaraan dan keadilan gender. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dan dilakukan pada lima kecamatan di pinggiran kota Medan, yakni Medan Tembung, Medan Amplas, Medan Tuntungan, Medan Sunggal dan Medan Marelan. Sampel sebanyak 45 orang dan ditentukan dengan <em>purposive sampling</em>. Pengumpulan data menggunakan intrumen angket. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa persepsi muballigh dan mubalighah terhadap keadilan dan kesetaraan gender belum belum konsisten. Ada kesadaran gender pada satu tema di dalam satu indikator, tapi tidak sejalan dengan tema lain dalam indikator yang sama, sehingga muncul pendapat yang kontra, Mayoritas mereka setuju bahwa pemimpin tidak harus laki-laki, tapi mereka tidak setuju bila perempuan menduduki jabatan lebih tinggi dari laki-laki. Selain itu, jenis kelamin perempuan lebih cenderung menunjukkan keberpihakannya kepada perempuan, sedangkan dari pihak laki-laki 50% masih menunjukkan bias gender.<br /> <br /><strong>Abstract</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Perception Muslim Male and Female Preacher on Gender Equity and Justice in Medan. </strong>This research aims to find out the perception of gender equity and justice among preachers in North Sumatra province in the suburban of Medan, namely; Tembung, Amplas,  Tuntungan, Sunggal and Medan Marelan. This research used qualitative method with the sample of approximately 45 preachers determined by purposive sampling which then analyzed descriptively. The author concluded that the perception of preachers to justice and gender equality has not been entirely appropriate. There is incorrect understanding to religious creed which raises wrong perception to the gender equity and justice in matters of religious teachings. On one hand, they tend to to impress the gender awareness on one of theme in one of indicator that was not consistent with other themes that exist in the same indicators. Thus, counter argument appears, for example the majority of them agree that a leader should not be a man, but they also do not agree that a woman having higher positions than men. There is relationship between preachers perception with disposition of genders which woman like to show her side while the men from 50% still show gender bias.<br /> <br /><strong>Kata Kunci: </strong>gender, kesetaraan, keadilan, muballigh, muballighah<strong></strong>

scholarly journals Cultural value orientation and gender equity: a review

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
N. Siddiqi ◽  
M. Shafiq
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Social Activists ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Attitudinal Changes

In the recent past, gender issues have grabbed substantial attention from social scientists, activists and academic fraternity. Right from family to workplace to society at large, attempts have been initiated to advocate equal rights for women in different spheres of life. Despite social activists and policy makers striving hard towards gender sensitization, gender discrimination still persists in various domains of life. Therefore, there is a strong need to identify the factors that potentially determine people’s attitude towards gender equity. With this very objective, the current study examines existing literature on gender discrimination and its association with Hofstede’s (1980) cultural values. Following the “Gender-Organization-System Approach”, the present study postulates that gender equality or inequality results from a complex interaction of individual, organizational and societal factors and that it cannot be explained in isolation from the broader socio-cultural milieu. Extensive review of literature indicates that cultural values are significant predictors of people’s attitude towards gender equity and that the extent to which people conform to existing gender roles determine how much people support the idea of gender equality. The study has significant practical implications since, by means of detecting such “causal factors”, more positive attitudinal changes can be brought about and gender egalitarian attitudes can be cultivated.

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