Gender Equality-World Scenario

The scenarios around the world related to Gender Equality can be understood by the following statement,"Gender equality in work is not possible without gender equality in society." The society needs to accept women as an equal workforce just like their male counterparts and as per the research conducted in the last few years suggests that women’s workforce participation in India is going down.In 2004-05, the share of working-age women in paid jobs was 43%–the same as in 1993-94. This dropped to 27% in 2015-16. Another report tells us that the women working force in Delhi is just 13%.Imagine if this is the case in the capital city of a country like India then what is the scenario in the world.

                               
The above graph shows us the situation of Female Labor Force in different countries. Here are some facts regarding Gender Inequality:
1) 33,000 girls become child brides every day.
Globally, 12 million girls each year get married before the age of 18 - roughly 33,000 every day. The reasons behind it vary between communities but mostly because of financial burden.
2) Women are 47% more likely to suffer severe injuries in car crashes because safety features are designed for men.
A 2011 study of 45000 crash victims over 11 years has made this conclusion. They say this was because these features were for men as positioning of head restraints, as well as women’s shorter height, different neck strength and musculature along with sitting position is very different.
                                 


3) It will take 108 years to close the gender gap.
At the current rate of progress, it will take another 108 years to reach gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s most recent Global Gender Gap report.
So,this is the global case of Gender Equality and Inequality spread around the globe.

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