The document is a presentation on gender equality and sustainable development goals. It defines gender equality as being fair to both women and men, requiring equal enjoyment of opportunities and resources regardless of gender. It discusses why gender equality is important for organizational success, economic growth, and attracting top talent. While women make up half the population and 43% of the global workforce, gender inequality still exists due to issues like patriarchy, lack of education, and sociocultural influences. The presentation provides statistics on gender pay gaps, violence against women, and child marriage to illustrate ongoing inequality and concludes by emphasizing the need to close the gender gap.

1. Welcome to my presentation
Topic Name: Sustainable Development Goals – 05
Gender Equality
Course Name: Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Presented To: Dr. Md. Sultanul Islam
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Presented By: Md. Hiru Sarkar
Registration No: 47146
Date: March 31, 2020

2. What is Gender Equality?
 The process of being fair to women and men.
 Requires equal enjoyment by women and men of socially valued-goods,
opportunities, resources and rewards.
 It doesn’t mean men and women being the same.

3. Why is it Important?
➢ For the success of our organizations.
➢ It is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do.
➢ For the nations and the whole world.
➢ Companies with a female board representation outperform
those who has no women on their board.
➢ Businesses who include females in leadership do better than
those who do not.
➢ Organizations with gender diversity practices, attract and
retain the best talent.

4. Fact of Importance
 Women represent almost 50% of the world’s
population.
 Women represent 43% of global workforce.

5. Causes of Gender Inequality
❑ Patriarchy
❑ Discriminatory fosterage of children by parents
❑ Illiteracy and violence
❑ Sociocultural and religious influence
❑ Access to higher education
❑ Professional Obstacles
❑ Feminization of Poverty
❑ Over all, women are expected to obedient and
very submissive at all times.

6. Some Facts and Figures
❖ Women with full-time jobs still earn only about 77 percent of their
male counterparts’ earnings.
❖ 62 million girls are denied an education all over the world.
❖ At least 1000 honor killings occur in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
each annually.
❖ 1 in 3 women has experienced physical or sexual violence at some
point in their life.
❖ Each minute, 28 girls are married before they are ready.

7. The common difference in our society
 Boys go to gym,
girls go to beauty parlors.
 Boys go to office,
girls stay at home.
 Boys play with ball,
girls play with doll.
 Boys are strong but
girls are sensitive.

8. Way to reduce the difference
✓ Equal treatment of children by parents regardless of their gender.
✓ Eradicating patriarchy.
✓ Equal educational opportunities for children.
✓ Instilling the notion of gender equality into kids at a tender age.

9. CONCLUSION
 Gender Equality must become a lived reality.
 It will come from determination, guts and heart.
 It will come from the men and women who believe they can make a
difference.
 We must close the gender gap.

10. Of all the great things ever created in the world, half of
its welfare has been done by women, half by its male.
-Kazi Nazrul Islam

11. Stay safe, stay home.
Thank you!