gender equality
Equal regardless sex
Gender equality is the principle that people of all genders should have the same rights, opportunities, and treatment.
The term appears most often in discussions of women's access to education, employment, and political participation: The country ranks high on gender equality indexes.
It extends to legal protections, pay equity, and social expectations.
Some use the term to include treatment of men and nonbinary people as well.
Advocacy for sex equality
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- women's liberationMovement for female equality
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- activismDirect effort for reform
protest · Gloria Steinem · Simone de Beauvoir · Betty Friedan · reproductive rights · Title IX · civil rights · advocacy
State of varied elements
- accessibilityEase of approach
- LGBTQ+Sexual and gender minorities
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- transgender rightsProtections for gender-nonconforming people
intersectionality · representation · belonging · equity · fairness · inclusivity · accommodation · safe spaces
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
sexism · patriarchy · misogyny · prejudice · chauvinism · underrepresentation · harassment · exclusion
Official enactment of statutes
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
maternity leave · paternity leave · parental leave · pay transparency · representation · coeducation · compliance · mandate
Ability to direct others
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
opportunity · advancement · voice · self-determination · representation · visibility · ambition · aspiration
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- women's liberationMovement for female equality
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
activism · protest · Gloria Steinem · Simone de Beauvoir · Betty Friedan · reproductive rights · Title IX · civil rights · advocacy · solidarity
diversity
State of varied elements
- accessibilityEase of approach
- LGBTQ+Sexual and gender minorities
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
transgender rights · intersectionality · representation · belonging · equity · fairness · inclusivity · accommodation · safe spaces · allyship
glass ceiling
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
stereotypes · sexism · patriarchy · misogyny · prejudice · chauvinism · underrepresentation · harassment · exclusion · marginalization
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
Title IX · maternity leave · paternity leave · parental leave · pay transparency · representation · coeducation · compliance · mandate · reform
leadership
Ability to direct others
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
mentorship · opportunity · advancement · voice · self-determination · representation · visibility · ambition · aspiration · capability
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, women's rights, feminist novels, feminist themes
- gender equalitywomen's rights, pay equity, women's suffrage, sexism, sex discrimination
- girls' educationgirls' schools, girls' education, finishing school, finishing schools, convent school
- labor policylabor laws, worker rights, labor contracts, worker protections, job protection
- Military Diversityblack soldiers, minority recruitment, minority representation, ethnic diversity, diversity goals
- Nordic Policywelfare state, social democracy, universal healthcare, parental leave, free education
gender equalitypatriarchy
Male-dominated social order
male dominance · gender inequality · gender hierarchy · matriarchy · male supremacy
gender equalitysexism
Gender-based prejudice
misogyny · antifeminism · male chauvinism · patriarchal values · misandry
gender equalitysex discrimination
Prejudice by gender
gender discrimination · gender inequality · gender bias · glass ceiling · institutional sexism
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