“STEPS TOWARDS ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY”

Abstract

We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It is not a reality. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But till women and men both say this is acceptable, things will not change. Men have to demand that their wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters earn more—commensurate with their qualifications and not their gender. Equality will be achieved when men and women are granted equal opportunity, equal pay and equal respect. Humanity requires both men and women, and we are equally important. So why are we viewed as less than equal? We have to teach our childrens the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up, gender equality becomes a natural way of life. Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the opportunities. Gender equality can be from a career point of view, but nature has given the opportunity as a separate entity i.e. human. Sustainable development goals can achieve a better and more sustainable future for all people by 2030.