What will it really take to achieve gender equality?
Source: Global Citizen
Time is quickly ticking towards 2030 — the deadline set by world leaders to achieve the UN’s Global Goals — and we haven’t yet done enough to reach gender equality by that year. In fact, we're still about 300 years away.
When the 17 goals — which include things like ending hunger and achieving gender equality — were first outlined, progress on global gender equality seemed to arrive quickly through the election of women to leadership positions, laws targeting gender-based violence (GBV), and the end to discriminatory practices such as bans that prevented women from driving.
Click here to read the full article published by Global Citizen on 16 August 2023.
Time is quickly ticking towards 2030 — the deadline set by world leaders to achieve the UN’s Global Goals — and we haven’t yet done enough to reach gender equality by that year. In fact, we're still about 300 years away.
When the 17 goals — which include things like ending hunger and achieving gender equality — were first outlined, progress on global gender equality seemed to arrive quickly through the election of women to leadership positions, laws targeting gender-based violence (GBV), and the end to discriminatory practices such as bans that prevented women from driving.
Click here to read the full article published by Global Citizen on 16 August 2023.
