3. “Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on
their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles as well as
biologically through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences.”
What is Gender Inequality?
4.
5. “1. Although there have been numerous protests, women are still forbidden to drive in
Saudi Arabia, and must rely on their fathers or husbands to get from place to place.
Similarly, in countries like Egypt and Bahrain, husbands have the right to stop their
wives from leaving the country while other countries require written permission from a
husband to travel.
2. According to the UN, 40 percent of young women in South Asia and Sub-Saharan
Africa are married by their 18th birthday. Child marriage not only increases the chance
of complications of giving birth that often prove fatal, but also contradicts the
fundamental human right of choice of partnership. In Pakistan, women are expected to
accept arranged marriages and refusal can lead to “honor killings” that typically go
uncontested by the government.
3. In most of the Middle East, countries are governed by religion-based ideals. As men
are typically viewed as superior, they can divorce their wives relatively easily and even
through merely oral renunciation. Women on the other hand face many more
challenges. In Lebanon, abused women do not even have the right to file for a divorce
unless an eyewitness is willing to testify.
10 Examples of Gender Inequality in Canada
6. • 4. With the exception of Israel, Iran, Tunisia, and parts of Egypt, women in the Middle
East do not have the right to pass citizenship on to their children while men have the
ability to not only pass it to their children, but also to their non-national wives.
• 5. While allowed to participate in the army,women are still not permitted to serve in
frontline combat in the UK, Turkey, and Slovakia.
• 6. In some countries, the courts automatically grant custody rights to the father and
women are left without any means of financial support. For example, in Bahrain, family
laws are not systematized, enabling judges to deny mothers custody of their children.
• 7. Unequal legal rights make women increasingly vulnerable to violence. One of the
most obvious forms of violence against women in the world today is that of spousal
rape. India’s recent ruling that rape laws do not apply to married couples clearly
illustrates the sexual subjugation and violence that women unfortunately remain
exposed to.
7. 8. Even in developed countries women are at a disadvantage when it comes to salary,
especially in the workplace. Despite attempts to debunk the wage gap statistic, women
nevertheless only earn only 77 percent of what men earn for the same amount of work.
At this rate, it could take a full 45 years before the wage gap disappears.
9. Women are often at a disadvantage in countries that acknowledge customary or
religious law where socio-cultural traditions effectively prohibit the ownership of land
by females, even if their constitution claims equal rights. In many countries like North
Sudan, Tanzania, and Lesotho, land ownership and control tends to go to the male head
of the household. In Zambia, women and men are allowed to acquire a registered land
title, but customary land tenure is also recognized making it unlikely for a woman to be
allocated land without the approval of her husband.
10. Women make up more than two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults, and access to
education is especially a problem in Afghanistan where groups that oppose female
education attack many schools. Female rights are also compromised due to limited
awareness of what they should be entitled to, which could only be remedied through a
greater access to education.”
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8.
9. “It is estimated that women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently
living in extreme poverty and make up 60% of the 572 million working poor in the world.”
“Earnings aren't equal anywhere: There's no country in the entire world where a woman
earns as much as a man for doing the same job. “
“Women work more here: Four countries in the world have a higher proportion of
women at work than men.”
GENDER MONEY GAP
11. Gender Inequality is very well known nowadays. So many people have heard the term,
some people have experienced inequality due to their gender and others either haven’t
ever noticed it/taken it seriously or do not believe in it.
As a female I have had sexist comments said such as “It’s because you’re a girl” or “You
cannot do that because you are a girl.”
As a girl I am to do “pink” jobs. These are; cleaning, cooking, being the one who takes
care of the kids, etc.
The jobs females are “supposed” to do are the ones that are considered “feminine” jobs.
These include; waitressing, Hair Stylist, Nail Salons, Cashiers, etc.
Females are to be the “lady like”, this includes not doing anything males would do or that
males would find unattractive.
We are judged every single day as females for how we act, what we wear and what we do
for employment, this is not right and it is not equal. Girls and Guys should be able to do
what they want, wear what they want and do what they want for employment without
being judged.
Personal Views As A Female:
12. As I am a Female I decided to get a males perspective on this to understand what he
believes about gender inequality and what he thinks his responsibilities are as a male.
Males are to be the strong ones, “prince charming”, etc.
Males are to be the ones who do the “blue” jobs which are considered the dirty jobs;
taking out the garbage, mowing the lawn, shovel the snow, rake the leaves, fix things
when they are broken, the plumbing, carry the heavy things, etc.
As for employment, they are expected to do the “male” jobs.
These are; construction workers, police officers, fireman, plumbers, technicians, lawyers,
etc.
Personal View From a Male Perspective:
