Gender Inequality In Africa

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

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Historically, the concept of gender was a black and white theory. Male and female were the options, and you stayed the way you were born. If you were anything else, you were oppressed and pushed to the fringes of society. It has long been feared to be “out of the ordinary.” Recently, nonbinary and transgender people are challenging the idea of a black and white gender theory by pressing the idea that gender is a spectrum. The gender spectrum is often misunderstood. People who are transgender or nonbinary face complications every day, and these complications have long been unnoticed. Due to a recent shift in society’s views, gender is a popular topic discussed on many different media drawing attention to the issues faced daily. The article “Rethinking Gender” by Robin Marantz Henig is focused on the gender spectrum and the issue of transgender oppression. The video Moving Beyond the Binary of Sex and Gender posted by TEDxTalks clears up misconceptions about being transgender. The two pieces of evidence discuss similar topics in very different ways. Between these two sources, it is simple to understand the gender spectrum, however, “Rethinking Gender” is a stronger piece of evidence in support of the gender spectrum because it provides more personal accounts, statistics, and is more credible.

Throughout the semester, we have discussed many different social justice issues. One issue that has stuck with me is gender and racial inequality. Gender inequality is very important to me because I was raised by a single mother and surrounded by women all the time. I do not believe that anyone should be payed or treated differently due to their gender. While growing up, I saw that women are capable for doing anything and often times have to work harder than men to prove themselves. Racial inequality is an issues that is important to me because I feel that all individuals should be equal. I think Dr. King’s idea of color blindness, not today’s definition, should be something that we as a society strive for. We need to move past the idea that

Since the beginning of time gender inequality has been an obstacle towards the human development of countries around the world. The Human Development Index was created to showcase the average achievement of males and females. However, females have been oppressed of their opportunities throughout time, which contradicts the main idea of the Human Development Index. To understand the difference between developed and developing countries and the reason for the gender gap between males and females there need to be an understanding of the indicators that are addressed through the key dimensions of Gender Inequality which include reproductive health, education and political representation. Through the use of the indicators, gender inequality demonstrates that there are variations within developed nations such as Norway and a developing nation such as Cameroon. Although gender inequality is present in both countries, the Human Development Index indicates that the developed country Norway is more advanced in regards of gender inequality then the developing country Cameroon. The development of a country does not completely reflect the position of gender inequality; but it is evident through the indicators of life expectancy, birth rate, education and economic status that a more developed country is more advanced in reducing gender equality.

Gender inequality is a massive problem for women and girls and development has begun to take place to over come this injustice to the female population in North Africa and the Middle East. Gender inequality has become an important and visible issue for economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). I have researched on how women of North Africa are deprived from many opportunities as well as being under educated. The female population has suffered immensely in Africa. Presently, women of Africa, like many women in third world countries have not been included as equal and effective stakeholders in processes that determine their lives.

Society also has a huge impact on gender inequality. Some would even say more so than culture does. Regardless of what affects it more, both are still major contributors to the continued persistence of gender inequality in developing countries. Rape and sexual violence and abuse are no doubt one of the most obvious societal factors. In fact, in Sierra Leone, rape is extremely common and is considered a “societal norm” (US Department of State). Despite the fact that it is illegal, it continues to be a common occurrence as it is severely underreported for various reasons (US Department of State). Spousal beating is also common in Sierra Leone, and, like rape, it is shrouded in a culture of silence, with victims unwilling to come forward for fear

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

Throughout history, women's roles in society have been different than those of men's. Women’s jobs were generally connected to their traditional roles of caring for the home, raising children, making clothes, and cooking food, while men were the breadwinners in the families. Women had been brought up to become mothers (as well as nurturers) while men were brought up to become entrepreneurs and businessmen. It was not until the 1950s that women began to protest and fight for equal rights. Since then, many have claimed that the disparities between women and men have drastically decreased, almost to the point that it is minimalistic. However, in today's society, although we would

Girls’ education should be equally important as the boys’ education. But in Africa women are seen as lesser compared to men, and this is something that we are trying to fix. “In Africa, it 's said if you educate a man, you educate an individual. When you educate a woman, you educate a nation. Still, in Africa, two-thirds of the children who should be in school but are not are girls. Part of the problem is economic and part resulting from a society only beginning to focus on the needs of girls.” (Norris, from NPR News) There are many positive outcomes when focusing on girls’ education in Africa, these girls will one day be wives, mothers, caregivers, entrepreneurs and leaders. There are organizations like Aid for Africa who do reach out and try to make these girls lives better and safer, “Our focus on education includes providing scholarships and stipends to African girls so they can go to school, stay in school, and succeed in life.”

Angola has had a long and rich tradition of inequality among men and women across their country. According to the World Bank staff, in 2016, there was less than a one percent difference in Men and Women across the total population of Angola (World Bank). Being a relatively young country many of the people that fled the country in 2002 during the Civil War have returned and begun to resume their lives (CIA World Factbook). With life expectancy being one of the lowest in the world there are already many problems throughout the nation (CIA World Factbook). A continuing problem that has caused such a low human development index and what continues to be a major factor in the success of the

According to Maryan Qasim, an advisor in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and an expert in women 's rights, the most dangerous thing women can do in Somalia is not go to war, but give birth (Qasim). Over the past decade the country has not only struggled with gender inequality, but with civil war (Somalia country profile). To this day, the country remains in conflict and anarchy. Without laws or a solid form of government, the Somali people suffer from drought, famine and destitution (Qasim). The Gender Inequality Index in Somalia is .776, placing Somalia at the fourth highest position globally (Gender in Somalia). This statistic includes many factors and results from not only the lack of

Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles as well as biologically through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences (Gendered Lives, 2005). (1) Niger is currently ranked at 187 in the United Nation Human Development Index. Niger has a total land area of 490,000 square miles or 1,267,000 square kilometers. Niger ended 2014 with a population of 19,113,728 people, which represents an increase of 754,865 people compared to 2013, and the population index has yet to be updated to present date and time of 2016. French is the official language of Niger. Hausa is spoken by seventy percent of the population. Seventy percent of the population are under forty years’ old which is a quite young population. School enrolment rates are only twenty-two percent and the adult literacy rate is a meagre twelve percent. The currency of the country is 2,370 billion US dollars. Eighty-five percent of the population is involved in agriculture livestock. Niger is the fourth largest producer of uranium in the world. Animal breeding is the most important activity for the nomadic people of Niger. Roughly 400,000 square kilometers of Niger is covered by desert, mainly the Sahara. The southern part of the country is the most developed and considered the most productive or

Gender and disability operates as structures of oppression and inequality for both disabled women and men. The intersection between gender, disability, and socioeconomic status causes persons with disabilities to become the most vulnerable and marginalized group. Prevalence of violence against women and youth with disabilities is higher than that among their non-disabled counterparts. Their experiences of violence often remain hidden and unaddressed due to barriers to accessing education, social services, and legal assistance. Uganda is one of the few states in the Sub-Saharan Africa region who have some of the most solid legal framework and best practices to prevent and eliminate GBV. The Ugandan's Government has been developing and implementing laws and policies to support gender equality, empower women and persons with disabilities. Various laws are put into practice to prohibit discrimination based on gender, and to combat gender-based violence.

Inequality means an unfair or different situation that some people tend to obtain more resources and opportunities; additionally, as Acker (2006) illustrated, gender is a social element that indicates the differences and identities between men and women. Therefore, when taking gender into inequality concept, it is specified to an unbalanced treatment among two genders: women can only obtain less material benefits and opportunities than men when accomplishing the same task. In Khuzwayo (2016)’s research article, it introduced several gender inequality phenomena: Recent Employment Equity Report of South Africa showed that only 18% of senior management jobs can be offered to women when compared to men (79.4%); moreover, In the Congress of South African Trade Unions, although it consisted of 48% of female members, most of the leader roles were mainly occupied by males. Gender inequality is always the most controversial issue which causes several serious outcomes, giving rise to more and more negative social effects. Especially sexual discrimination exists in current companies and organization which dose harm to the fairness and harmony between employees, such as discrimination in recruitment, different paying gap, earlier income peak, lower welfare standard. According to Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (2015) survey on 3254 mothers, one in five mothers reported that they have received aggressive and negative comments from their