gender parity
Equal gender representation
Gender parity is equal representation of men and women, typically measured numerically in organizations, governments, or other institutions: The company is approaching gender parity on its board of directors.
The term appears frequently in discussions of workplace equality, political representation, and pay equity.
Unlike broader concepts of gender equality, parity focuses specifically on achieving balanced numbers.
- wage gapDisparity in earnings
- pay transparencyOpen sharing of compensation information
- closing the gapReducing separation or difference
- breaking barriersOvercoming entrenched obstacles
- paternity leaveFather's childcare absence
work life balance · anti-discrimination laws · feminism · women's rights · equal pay · pay equity · intersectionality · decision-making power · equal representation · career progression · access · workplace diversity · suffrage · women in STEM · inclusive language · generational shifts · allyship · leaning in
- gendermale, female, masculine, feminine, man
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, women's rights, feminist novels, feminist themes
- women's rightssuffrage movement, women's suffrage, women's rights, feminism, women's vote
- female educationfemale education, female scholars, women's universities, single-sex education, convent schools
- gender equalityequal rights, equal pay, women's rights, pay equity, equal opportunity
- gender equityequal rights, pay equity, equal pay, wage gap, sexism
gender paritygender inequality
Unequal treatment based on sex
male dominance · patriarchy · gender imbalance · sexism · gender disparity
gender paritypatriarchal society
Social order favoring men
male chauvinism · complementarianism · machismo · antifeminism · coverture