Gender equality

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Gender equality (also known as gender equity, gender egalitarianism, or sexual equality) is the goal of the equality of the genders or the sexes, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.

UNICEF defines gender equality as "levelling the playing field for girls and women by ensuring that all children have equal opportunity to develop their talents."[1] The United Nations Population Fund declared gender equality "first and foremost, a human right."[2] "Gender equity" is one of the goals of the United Nations Millennium Project, to end world poverty by 2015; the project claims, "Every single Goal is directly related to women's rights, and societies where women are not afforded equal rights as men can never achieve development in a sustainable manner."[3]

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Many followers of this philosophy would like to see this term come to replace “feminism” or “masculism,” when used to describe a belief in basic equal rights and opportunities for members of both sexes within legal, social, or corporate establishments. They strive for ultimate fairness, and seek cooperative solutions so as to make things better for both males, females and everything in between. While they may share a number of critiques and analyses with self-described feminists and/or masculists, they feel that “egalitarianism” is a better word for a belief in equality than any word that focuses on one of the genders.

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Gender studies Portal

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  1. ^ UNICEF (May 12, 2008). Gender equality. UNICEF. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ UNFPA (February 2006). Gender Equality: An End in Itself and a Cornerstone of Development. United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ United Nations Millennium Campaign (2008). Goal #3 Gender Equity. United Nations Millennium Campaign. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.

Dennis O'Brien (May 30, 2008). "Gender gap clues". Baltimore Sun. 

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