Gender inequality is an issue that has led to endless debates with different people proposing diverse solutions to ensure equality is exercised. The article shows that many people are advocating for women’s empowerment to ensure that females are given various opportunities in the community. Moreover, it reveals that people are being educated about the importance of valuing all individuals irrespective of their sex. Sociologists have also discussed various aspects, such as societies creating an impression of female vulnerability, which has led to gender inequality. Therefore, many organizations and individuals have ensured that gender equality is exercised.
Closing the gender gap in education at all levels is one of the issues discussed in the article. In this case, many communities have developed a culture that labels women as inferior to men. Consequently, males are given priority to access higher education (Kabeer 13). Another issue analyzed by the authors involves increasing women’s share of wage employment in the non-agricultural sector (Kabeer 20). Females have been discriminated against in society, whereby they have been denied employment opportunities in various sectors (Onditi and Josephine 148). Moreover, issues such as promotions and leadership are mainly offered to male workers in many companies. Thus, these issues have led to many debates regarding the need for women’s empowerment.
Political issues have also been involved in gender equality, where many countries do not consider women in some governmental affairs. Consequently, increasing the proportion of women’s seats in national parliaments has been encouraged in modern society (Kabeer 21). The authors have argued that political sphere structure makes a difference in how many women are fielded as candidates and the number of those who can win (Kabeer 21). Nations should ensure that the number of women who can vie for various seats is not limited, and equal representation of both genders should be emphasized (Struckmann 14). Therefore, gender equality and empowerment are significant issues that should be addressed to ensure that women are valued, appreciated, and offered various social opportunities.
Works Cited
Kabeer, Naila. “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Analysis of the Third Millennium Development Goal 1.” Gender & Development, vol. 13. no.1, 2005, pp.13-24, Web.
Onditi, Francis, and Josephine Odera. “Gender Equality as a Means to Women Empowerment? Consensus, Challenges and Prospects for Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa.” African Geographical Review, vol. 36. no. 2, 2017, pp.146-167.
Struckmann, Christiane. “A postcolonial feminist critique of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A South African application.” Agenda, vol. 32, no.1, 2018, pp. 12-24.