Gender Inequality : Developing Countries And The Reason For The Human Development

One of the biggest hurdles that can eradicate extreme poverty is to increase and funding of the education of women. In the article “Educating Girls: The Key to Tackling Global Poverty,” author Laura Paddison strongly argues that the gender view of some countries prevents women from becoming educated and working. This is one of the main causes that puts the family in extreme poverty because that family is only relying

In society these days there is a noticeable difference in the treatment of men and women, the most common examples would be found in the social, business and culturally convention realms. These ways of life have double standards in many different ways. There are many ways to convey the ways of discrimination towards women by men.

There are hundreds and thousands of athletes all around the world but the main problem in the athlete world is gender inequality, women are not shown equal as men. They are discriminated in many ways such as pay, employment opportunities, value of women 's sport, media coverage etc. Despite the federal law passed called Title IX that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination." there is still gender inequality women are considered less than men. No matter what happens people will always have inequality against men and women because of the environment they live in and how they were raised. Women are

I have seen the struggles for equality to men in many aspects. Regardless of the great strides that women have achieved today, it is still hard to find equal opportunity and to be fairly recognized. Some of the areas where gender inequality is very prevalent are in areas such as, equal pay in the workplace, professional & education careers, household work, sexism and discrimination just to name a few. Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.[1] In this passage I will briefly elaborate on the areas outlined earlier to show the various degree of inequality and explore the path that women have taken to achieve equality. Additionally I will focus on the economic growth as a dependent variable and stereotype as the independent variable.

Gender relations and inequality is experienced through lack of educational matters and unfair treatment of women and children, thus in many cases forcing women to run households, while the men are away at work in various seasonal migration jobs at unviable wages. As defined in a classic article, income inequality is “the distribution of total income amongst the represented population” (Gehring13). In outlined studies; evidence can conclude that poor gender relations in fact can be convoluted into other issues such as overpopulation, child malnourishment, low levels of GDP, and GNI. This in fact sounds to be true for what India is experiencing today. The predominant issue of gender inequality has led many down the pathway to poverty

Gender inequality remains a major barrier to human development. Girls and women have made major strides since 1990, but they have not yet gained gender equity. The disadvantages facing women and girls are a major source of inequality. All too often, women and girls are discriminated against in health, education, political representation, labour market, etc — with negative repercussions for development of their capabilities and their freedom of choice (http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-inequality-index-gii).

Gender inequality throughout the world will not start to improve unless we start at the source of the issue. Overall there are many gender inequalities that are geared towards women that will not start to change unless they are corrected at a young age. Girls and women are proven to be disadvantaged in education systems in most parts of the world (“UNESCO Joins Partners…”). Some people argue that gender equality is not the biggest issue in the world because boys also can be disadvantaged. For example, of the boys that are out of school in South and West Asia, 16% of them are unlikely to ever start school (“Girls’ Education and…”). While there are cases in some parts of the

Gender gap is a serious problem that the whole world is facing, there’s many barriers and reasons behind this issue, the gender inequality changes over time and across different countries. Hence gender inequality is attributable to all communities, where averagely men are much better placed in economic, political and social hierarchies as compared to women.

Over the past few decades we a have observed progress in social policies that protect women in Costa Rica. In fact, Costa Rica has been often used as a model democracy for other Latin American countries. However, Costa Rica has had trouble addressing the persistent gender inequality in employment, which limits the growth for women. The Gender Inequality Index (GII) value for Costa Rica is 0.344, which ranks it 63rd out of 149 countries in the 2013 ("Human Development Reports," Table 4, 2014). In contrast, we observed that both Panama and Uruguay, which are both Latin American countries that rank higher than Costa Rica for human development, have lower GII values. Panama and Uruguay are ranked at 107 and 70 respectively for GII ("Human Development Reports," Table 4, 2014). We also observed similar results in the other components that make up the GII. For instance, we witnessed 38.6% of the seats in parliament are held by women. Costa Rica is also experiencing more women reaching secondary level of education than men; 54.5% for women compared to 52.8% for men ("Human Development Reports," Table 4, 2014). In spite of this, women have a much lower participation rate in the labor market than men. Female participation in the labor market in Costa Rica is at 46.4% compared to 79% for men ("Human Development Reports," Table 4, 2014). We also observed differences in the economic activity between men and women in three different sectors, which are the service, agriculture, and

Another clear indication of gender inequality is children’s education. In countries where education isn’t free, families sometimes don’t have the money to send all their kids to get an education. If this is the case, the family will often send their sons, and not daughters, off to school. This is directly related to wage gap and job opportunities for

In many cultures around the world, women have always been considered less valuable than men. However, within the last century, more progressive nations have improved the rights of women. Despite this, many nations do not share this opinion on equality. Many countries do not have laws in place

“In 1994, ten countries had women as the heads of their governments, however, in more than 100 countries there were no woman serving on their legislative bodies” (Busse, Greene, Haynes). Despite women’s efforts to receive equal pay with men, “70% of the worlds poor are women” (Busse, Green, Haynes). With the passing of the 19th

More than 1 billion people in the world today live in unacceptable conditions of poverty, mostly in the developing countries. More than eighty percent of the world’s population live in countries where income differentials are widening. Poverty is affecting not only that person but the ones who ignore the problems. The level of poverty is generally defined as an inability to obtain a minimum standard of living. Poverty is a complex, multi-dimensional problem, which includes political and economic elements. Numerous governments and companies offer a wide variety of assistance programs for those who live in poverty or have a low income. Policies, develop strategies and revised laws are slowly improving

All too often, women of all ages are discriminated against in health, education and the labor market — resulting in negative effects on their freedoms. “While women here in the U.S. are far better off than those in other countries, and by and large don’t experience what women face in developing countries, we simply can’t turn our backs on the struggles women face elsewhere. It’s a critical challenge that the entire world must work together to address.” By observing the gender disparities in Somalia and Afghanistan, the U.S. can find specific ways to invest in gender equality and women’s rights in developing nations. Gender-inequality is an international concern, because women empowerment allows for social, economic and political growth.

Male, female or somewhere in between, gender means something to everyone. Strong, independent and dominant, are qualities most often associated with men. Sensitive, dependent and submissive are associated with women. But these are just human qualities assigned to people that identify with a group. These traits are practically opposites, but in reality, when we look at the two sexes from a biological standpoint, there are very few differences. Society is what inflicts these words upon the two groups, leading to stereotypes. Gender roles have evolved greatly throughout history, however some characteristics of inequality still exist today. Jesse J. Prinz discusses the differences in male and female brain functions and how they affect education in “Gender and Geometry”. Jean Kilbourne exposes the detrimental effects of advertising through gender roles in “‘Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt’: Advertising and Violence”. These authors explore the meanings of the labels male and female, and the ways society has contributed to gender inequality. Societal gender norms affect children as they grow into adults leading to negative mental physical and emotional health. In addition, people judge others for the way they may express their identity. We as a society must find a way to overcome gender stereotyping and labeling.