Is there gender equality in world?

There are many reasons why you might feel compelled to visit a country: the culture, cuisine and history are all factors that may play a part in your decision making. But what about the destination's attitude to gender equality - could that sway you? read more

About two-thirds of countries in the developing world have achieved gender equality in primary education according to U.N. data, but the progress is less substantial at the secondary school level. In Africa and South Asia for example, boys remain 1.55 times more likely to complete secondary education than girls, according to World Bank data. read more

Gender equality is a human right, but our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men. The word gender describes the socially-constructed roles and responsibilities that societies consider appropriate for men and women. read more

Gender equality is the goal, while gender neutrality and gender equity are practices and ways of thinking that help in achieving the goal. Gender parity, which is used to measure gender balance in a given situation, can aid in achieving gender equality but is not the goal in and of itself. read more