This document discusses gender equity and outlines its key concepts. Gender equity means fairness and justice in responsibilities and benefits between men and women, regardless of gender discrimination. It summarizes movements for gender equity like the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and CEDAW. Gender inequalities exist due to discrimination in families, societies, cultures, religions, and institutions. Barriers to gender equity include patriarchal societies, poverty, violence against women, and unequal access to opportunities and education. Achieving gender equity requires equitable access to basic needs, decision making, economic opportunities, resources, and changing power structures that perpetuate inequality.