Referring to any exclusion of women or men and/or disparity between women and men’s condition or position in society. It is often used to refer to a difference in average wages, remuneration between women and men, e.g. “gender pay gap.” However, gender gaps can be found in many areas, such as economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment.
References
- UN Environment (2019). Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6 : Healthy Planet, Healthy People. Nairobi. DOI 10.1017/9781108627146.
GEO-1-6
Referring to any disparity between women and men’s condition or position in society. It is often used to refer to a difference in average earnings between women and men, e.g. “gender pay gap.” However, gender gaps can be found in many areas, such as economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment.