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    “Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.” According to united nations population fund “gender equality is a human right. Men and Women are entitled to live with dignity and with freedom from want and from fear. Gender equality is also a precondition for advancing development and reducing poverty: Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities, and they improve prospects for the next generation”

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    Throughout history, gender differences and gender equality have been issues that have faced many social, and unjustifiable conflicts. Women most importantly pay the consequences for wanting equality and justice. Since the beginning of time, women were perceived to be the submissive role in a household, and in the workplace. Fighting for their equal rights women and men are unified to get the same results, to be treated the way they deserve, and to be able to think freely about what they stand for

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    It is 2017, and gender inequality is still very prominent, but in most cases, masked. Many people believe gender equality is a female issue, but gender inequality impacts both men and women, so as long as people have this misconception, gender equality can never be achieved. There are many forms of gender discrimination, but one of them is the lack of representation of women in certain jobs, specifically in leadership and technological positions. Back in 2016, Apple was publicly scrutinized for

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    The gender-wage and job gap have been an evident issue for decades in our society. Alice Paul (the writer of the Equal Rights Amendment) once said, “I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me, there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.” People over time have come up with reasons for why these gaps continue in specific jobs. This is an issue that is happening not only in our country but across the world. Nonetheless

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    just as much as men, if not more? The gender gap places woman on a lower pedestal. We are continually receiving less pay, despite possessing similar knowledge and capabilities as men. An article from the World Economic Forum stated that the pay gap is widening and having the opposite effect than planned “despite [the] numerous initiatives to break glass ceilings and force salary disclosure.” This pressing issue is in dire need of a resolution. The gender gap not only threatens women’s individual

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    Gender equality has been actively sought out for, chiefly by women, throughout history with a goal to establish equal rights and opportunities among all genders. While extensive progress has been achieved towards women’s rights throughout the twentieth century, women continue to experience gender discrimination on a daily basis. Even with the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution which refrains from inequality of rights concerning sex, gender inequality continues to persist Gender discrimination

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    Gender equality refers to sexual equality that men and women should receive equal treatment as well as equal pay in the work place. Nor should they be discriminated against based on their gender. It can also be referred to as equality of the genders. It basically seeks to create equality in law and in social situations. Gender equality is also working to be present in political activities and securing equal pay in the work place. Gender inequality has gotten a lot better over the years and continues

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    Not Quite to Equality In Regards to Race and Gender Communication Thesis Brooke Campo University of Colorado Denver Abstract In this paper I am going to show how Gloria Anzaldua has impacted racial and gender equality in her lifetime and, even though there is still as much inequality today as there was when Anzaldua was alive, her works are very useful in acquiring the tools to combat America’s social standards on race and gender. I am going to elaborate on how Americans can stop discriminating

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    the twenty-first century still faces a huge issue towards the acceptance on gender equality. Nonetheless, women are unappreciated in today’s society’s workforce. But for Sheryl Sandberg who wrote the article “Lean In”, believes that any women in the world could be whoever they want to be. Sandberg inspires many girls of today’s generation for being a successful woman who followed her dreams and not let inequalities and gender roles affect her. Through Sandberg’s hard work, she became the COO of Facebook

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    Introduction Equality is a major topic of discussion amongst academics and the wider population as a whole. Different groups have been fighting for equal rights in many different ways in many different organisations, with varying success for the last century and beyond. In a business/managerial sense, there is much debate about the gaps between certain social groups regarding the roles in which they occupy within an organisation, with a considerable amount of literature focussing on the space between

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