Created by Eliana Choueifati Gender equity Created by Eliana Choueifati

FOCUS QUESTION: “What effect would gender equitable education in developing countries have on our world?”

What is being done to achieve gender equity? Gender equity can be achieved by … Educating girls Increasing literacy rates among women Increasing early childhood development interventions Increasing women’s labour forced participation and strengthening labour policies affecting women Improving women’s access to credit, land and other resources Improving women’s political rights and participation Expanding reproductive health programs and family support policies.

HOW does all of this affect the world? If women had equal rights, it would be expanding women’s opportunities in public works, agriculture, finance, and other areas that accelerates economic growth, helping their country. Also when girls are kept in school, to be educated, they aren’t getting married or having children and are able to get paid at their job, however the more girls having children, the more the population grows and this increase higher risks of health issues and cannot afford treatment since they are not working and their country might not be able to support a large population. By girls being educated, this means that they access their future easily by working at a good job that pays them well. By earning money from their job will help them provide the needs for their families as well as themselves… Families will be happy when there is enough food to go around and won’t have to worry about their health conditions , they can send their kids to school knowing they have a bright future ahead, buy then a uniform, books, stationary and have enough money to survive on. All of this just starts from girls having an education.

What is being done to achieve gender equity in the world so far? “Gender equity in developing countries is a major issues in todays society as women are disadvantaged to the lack the access of an education, food, clean water and basic sanitation skills.” Charities are the voluntary giving of help, typically money, to those in need. Some charities that donate to those in developing countries who suffer from gender equity in education and basic skills include Unicef, The Girl Effect, Gender Equality Principles, The Gender Equality Act and PLAN.

UNICEF UNICEF works in over 190 countries to promote and protect the rights of children. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, clean water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and HIV. UNICEF is teaching young kids to read and write and providing them with knowledge to be active members of society from a young age UNICEF recently build water wells in Morocco so girls wouldn’t have to walk to get water every day and could beat school getting an education instead. Since, this project there has been a 20% rise in Girls attendance at school

The Girl effect The girl effect is a movement. It's about searching for the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves, their families, their communities, their countries and the world. It's about making girls visible and changing their social and economic status by providing them with specific, powerful and relevant resources. Created by the Nike Foundation in collaboration with the NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls, the girl effect is sponsored by hundreds of thousands of girl champions who recognise the unnoticed potential of adolescent girls living in poverty.

Gender equality principles Gender Equality Principles focuses on gender equality in the workplace. The company has come up with seven key areas to attain gender equity which are: Employment and Compensation Work-Life Balance and Career Balance Health, Safety and Freedom Violence Management and Governance Business, Supply Chain & marketing practices Civic and Community Engagement Leadership, Transparency and Accountability

The gender equality act The Government has established a new Workplace Gender Equality Act. The aim is to promote and improve gender equality in workplaces by supporting employers to remove barriers and enable greater opportunities for women, whilst improving the overall productivity and competitiveness of Australian businesses.

plan Founded 75 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. PLAN works in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2012, Plan worked with 84 million children in 90,131 communities. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

Approximately one-quarter of girls in developing countries are not in school. Out of the world’s 130 million out-of-school youth, 70 percent are girls. One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15. One-quarter to one-half of girls in developing countries become mothers before age 18; 14 million girls aged 15 to 19 give birth in developing countries each year. A survey in India found that girls who married before age 18 were twice as likely to report being beaten, slapped, or threatened by their husbands as were girls who married later. Medical complications from pregnancy are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15 to 19 worldwide. Compared with women ages 20 to 24, girls ages 10 to 14 are five times more likely to die from childbirth, and girls 15 to 19 are up to twice as likely, worldwide. When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. An extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to 20 percent. An extra year of secondary school: 15 to 25 percent. When women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it into their families, as compared to only 30 to 40 percent for a man. FEW FACTS “THESE ARE FRIGHTENING STATISTICS, BUT EDUCATION AND INVESTMENT IN GIRLS IS THE KEY.”

Women’s role in the family Distribution of Water Women’s role in the family This survey is from 45 different developing countries. The fact that 64% of women collect water daily has a huge impact on equality. In society, it’s men who work and the women who stay home and cook, clean, collect water, wash the clothes, look after the kids ect. These is an unfair and unjust world and women should have rights like men to get an education and earn money for their families.

ARE WOMEN AND MEN’S RIGHTS EQUAL?

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