Gender Equality is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities. The main goal of gender equality is for women and men must enjoy equal opportunities, choices, capabilities, power and knowledge as equal citizens.

1. GENDER
EQUALITY &
EMPOWER
WOMEN
BY DANIE OUM

2. WHY DOES IT RESONATE FOR YOU?
Gender Equality is when people of all genders have equal rights,
responsibilities and opportunities. The main goal of gender equality is
for women and men must enjoy equal opportunities, choices,
capabilities, power and knowledge as equal citizens. Equipping girls
and boys, women and men with the knowledge, values, attitudes and
skills to tackle gender disparities is a precondition to building a
sustainable future for all.
 As a women in this society, this topic resonates for me because I
have experienced gender inequality in schooling and may face
inequality in the computer science career field. According to
statistics, women in STEM programs are less likely to obtain a
bachelor’s degree than men.
 In addition, there is also a payment gap between women and men
who work the same jobs and positions. Men still earn more than
women at most work forms.
 Therefore, gender equality is very important for me and for my
future career going forward.

3. HOW CAN YOUR
INTEREST BE
APPLIED LOCALLY?
Gender Equality benefits everyone.
Gender equality…
 Saves lives
 Results in better healthcare
 Helps businesses
 Leads to better legal protections
 Leads to better racial equality
 Reduces poverty
 Reduces human trafficking
 Can lead to peace

4. GET INVOLVED
There are many organizations around the world that fight for gender equality
Equality Now (https://www.equalitynow.org/)
• Equality Now is an international organization founded with the mission of using legal advocacy to protect and promote the human rights of women and girls. It
uses law to create equal and just world for women and girls.
UN Women (https://www.unwomen.org/en)
• The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the UN agency dedicated to gender equality. The agency was
established to accelerate progress on meeting women’s needs across the world.
UNICEF (www.unicef.org/gender-equality)
• UNICEF builds partnerships across the global community to accelerate gender equality. In all areas of our work, we integrate strategies that address gender-
specific discrimination and disadvantages.
The Global Goals (www.globalgoals.org/5-gender-equality)
• The Global Goals set achievable goals for various global issues such as ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. Guided
by the goals, they provide resources and advocate to the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.
Men Engage Alliance (http://menengage.org/)
• Men Engage Alliance is a global alliance consisted of many country networks that works on engaging men and boys in gender equality and tries to build and
improve the practice on engaging men in achieving gender justice.

5. SOCIAL MEDIA
 Social media is a great place to spread the word
on gender equality and what people can do to
achieve this goal. In addition to organization
websites who host clarity and support events for
the sake of gender equality and providing women
and men the resources they need to succeed.
Gender equality awareness is present on social
media platforms such as:
 Twitter
 Instagram
 Facebook