10 Facts About Gender equality

Gender equality is the goal, while gender neutrality and gender equity are practices and ways of thinking that help in achieving the goal.

Gender equality is more than just equal representation, it is strongly tied to women's rights, and often requires policy changes.

In wider society, the movement towards gender equality began with the suffrage movement in Western cultures in the late-19th century, which sought to allow women to vote and hold elected office.

Highly contentious issue relating to gender equality is the role of women in religiously orientated societies.

Gender equality is one of the objectives of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Gender equality is part of the national curriculum in Great Britain and many other European countries.

UNFA writes that "Family planning is central to gender equality and women's empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty".

Gender equality-based price discrimination involves companies selling almost identical units of the same product or service at comparatively different prices, as determined by the target market.

Gender equality stereotypes arise from the socially approved roles of women and men in the private or public sphere, at home or in the workplace.

Gender equality roles are usually centered on conceptions of femininity and masculinity, although there are exceptions and variations.