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Sustainability and Gender Inequality Gender Inequality

Sustainability means the escape from the exhaustion of natural resources to Gender inequality is something we see very often happening
manage an ecological balance. Simply put, it is the capacity of the around us but overlook it, as it does not concern us. But do we
biosphere and human civilisation to co-exist. The principles of sustainability ever think about those experiencing it? If we dig deeper into
are the pillars of its idea - economy, society, and environment. Once there is our own country, we can find that the labour force
participation rate for women in India was only 28.5% in 2017.
development brought about in these pillars, the world would be relatively On average, women earn 30% less than men do! At some
close to attaining complete sustainability. Sustainability is an essential workplaces, women are promoted less often than men. Often,
concept because working towards it would change our world for the parents wish to have sons, and if they beget daughters, neglect
better. It will protect our natural environment, human and ecological is the daughters' companion. You must have heard “Women
health. belong in the kitchen” quite often. Even when women are just
as able as men, a married woman is often expected to become
To reach maximum sustainability, the United Nations Development Suvanshi Lakhotiya Suvanshi Lakhotiya
Programme has set 17 goals as a call to action to end poverty, protect the a housewife and not a doctor or an engineer! Even today, it is
planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. hard for certain narrow-minded people to accept that women
can play sports, become doctors or lawyers.
These goals are called the Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals. Luck…and How it Helps
There are so many talented women and girls in this world who
These 17 SDGs are integrated, meaning that a change in one area will Luck. It's considered to be one of the key factors to having a successful life.
affect all other sections. All United Nations Member States adopted these I personally do not understand the concept of being lucky to be successful. we must not overlook. Look at Malala Yousufzai, for instance-
goals in 2015. These goals replaced the Millennium Development Goals. she fought for girls' education. As terrorism ran rampant in her
I, for one, believe that the only way to succeed is to work hard towards your goals. hometown and girls were stopped from going to school,
Varun Gupta
One of the goals is to attain gender equality. Gender inequality is a social Over many years I have heard people say things like, “He was born lucky” or “She Malala, determined not accept this outrageous dictate, fought
construct in which men and women are not treated equally. It is most against it. Women in sport fields have defied gender
Les effets du confinement prevalent in under-developed and developing countries such as Yemen, only got where she is today because of luck.” It is true; some people may have been stereotypes and social norms in various ways and are an
born with a gifted voice or a genius brain. But even these gifted people don't
Pakistan and Syria. Gender discrimination can be seen in many forms such inspiration to many! Serena Williams, an American
Le COVID-19 est une maladie infectieuse qui se propage lorsqu'une suddenly shoot to the top of the ladder. Even they have to put in some amount of
as unequal access to education, lack of employment impartiality, job professional tennis player, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles
personne infectée expire, tousse ou éternue. C'est une maladie hard work to achieve their goals. That's the problem most people have. Instead of titles and is an idol to a large number of people. We have so
dangereuse et à cause de cela, tous les pays ont dû entrer en segregation, societal mindsets, social stereotypes and many more. Society looking at the struggles people have been through to get where they are today, many talented, bright, devoted and indefatigable women to
believes that females are the weaker gender. They often tell boys to 'man
confinement. Même s'il y a des impacts négatifs, tout n'est pas society only notices your success. Imagine, putting in hours of work, tons of your revere! This inspires so many young girls these days. However,
up' or 'be a man' or 'don't cry like a girl!' This makes men think that they
mauvais. En fait, cela a des impacts positifs sur l'environnement. time and effort only to hear something like, “Oh, so you got lucky!” we still see gender discrimination occurring in so many places!
Comme tout le monde est à la maison, les émissions de carbone des cannot show emotions or be open about their feelings. On the other hand, Job segregation is another one of the main causes for gender
women are made to feel as though they are weaker than men, reinforcing I agree that in some cases luck should be considered a very prominent factor, such
véhicules ont diminué. Le ciel est bleu et l'air est clair. L'utilisation de inequality as there is simply a belief that men are better
the belief that men are somehow 'superior' to them and that they must as in a board game or in a lottery. However, I believe that in most cases the same equipped to handle certain jobs! On an average in America,
fossiles combustibles a été réduite. Les niveaux de pollution sonore listen to men and never contradict them. In many workplaces, women are does not apply in the real world. Certain people fail to see this. I have also seen
ont considérablement baissé. Dans l'ensemble, je pense qu'il est women are more educated than men. Nevertheless, when it
paid less than men and are believed to be less skilled. Sometimes, women people believing in lucky charms or rituals to boost their luck. They do this just to re- comes to jobs and pay, women earn lesser than their male
évident que cette pandémie a laissé des effets négatifs, mais elle a
cannot even take up certain jobs which require "big, burly men." A large assure themselves that they'll succeed in whatever they're doing. I strongly believe counterparts! We can thus derive that gender inequality is a
également donné à la terre un rafraîchissement bien nécessaire et number of families don't even allow females to go to school because they that instead of having a bracelet or a keychain to tell you that you'll succeed, you huge problem.
en a fait un meilleur endroit où vivre.
need to master household chores and get married. In rural India, child should be able to learn from past successes and failures to achieve your dreams. We can do our bit and help reduce this monstrous injustice by
Tanisha Joshi marriage is a common practice. Don't depend on luck to get you out of a tight spot. empowering mothers, as only then will they believe in their
daughters and educate them. We can promote gender equality
It is necessary to overcome these inequalities because empowering women Some people may have had a huge sum of money handed to them. This doesn't
and girls to work and learn is not only a fundamental human right but also necessarily mean that they're lucky. In reality our world is very skill based and at our own homes by sharing daily household chores and not
helps bolster economic growth and development. Bridging the gap requires brain-power. If a person with a large sum of money doesn't make the right expecting the women of the house to complete them. We must
also support the idea of working mothers and not expect
between men and women is crucial for a more sustainable future. UNDP investments, the sum will go to waste. However, even if you start with a small sum women to stay at home. We must help women gain power by
has worked to achieve gender equality. Now there are more girls in schools and take the right path by working hard, you can end up with double the money! voting for female candidates who have the same capacities as
than there were 15 years ago. Most regions have reached gender equality the male candidates. The list goes on, but all we have to do
Success is not something that is be handed to people because they have a special
in primary education. Although the status of women has increased now is put our thoughts and words into action.
drastically, there are still a lot of women in many areas who face such talent. Usually all people, gifted or not, have to put in the same amount of work to Nastassia Bokdawala
discrimination. Women are denied the same work rights as men, they are succeed. This is something we need to keep in mind moving forward. We need
paid less and plenty of women are faced with domestic violence and to stop believing in scraps of metal to secure our future and start believing in
exploitation every day. Factors such as the unequal division of unpaid care hard-work and determination. Rise above all your limitations and maximize your
and domestic work and discrimination in public office yet remain huge potential. Now that is the true secret to success.
barriers. Varun Gupta
Once gender equality has been achieved, the world would be able to move
forward in the other goals. Goal 8 (decent work and economic growth) Mauurya
would be somewhat fulfilled because there would be an increase in the Desai
Roli Mohanka
workforce. We would also be close to achieving Goal 10 (reduced
inequalities) because gender inequality would have been overcome. Since
क त या ह? the number of people working would increase, so would the number of
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ideas, and hence we would be closer to achieving Goals 9 (industry
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सरज क खबसरत करण ,
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innovation and infrastructure) and 11 (sustainable cities and community).
घास पर गर ओस क जगमगाती बंद . More doctors would mean better medical care, and so Goal 3 (good health
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गील म ी क महक, and well-being) would be attained. Similarly, more teachers would mean
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सावन क ठडी हवाएँ. better quality of education, thus accomplishing Goal 4 (Quality Education). Neil Goradia
Women would also be earning money and hence it would bring us a step
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फल र ग तान पर दर-दर तक रत , forward in reaching Goal 1 (end poverty in all forms). Lastly, since everyone
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पहाड़ पर होत हमपात, in the family would be working and the income would be increased, there
चार ओर नराल म यह क त ह, would be a cutback in the state of hunger and therefore Goal 2 would be
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यह क त ह हमार . fulfilled.
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In conclusion, it is crucial to raise awareness about gender inequality and
मत चोट पहँचाओ इ ह ,
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discrimination to work towards a better living environment and achieve all
य ह हमार सख क करण .
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Sustainable Development Goals.

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