SDG5 - Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls.

Intro -- FM -- Half Title: SDG5 - Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls -- Series Page: Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- Title Page: SDG5 - Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls -- Copy Right Page -- Contents -- List of Boxes and Figures -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Background -- Gender Equality and Sustainability -- SDGs - Do Women Hold the Key? -- Chapter 2: Understanding Gender Inequality -- Drivers of Gender Inequality -- Patriarchy -- Demographic Disadvantage -- Chapter 3: Gender Inequalities as a Social, Economic and Political Chalenge of Our Times -- 1. Science Technology and Innovation Policy -- 2. Gender Gaps in Technology and Management -- 3. HIV Prevalence in Women -- 4. Issues in Food Security and Gender Inequality -- 5. Conflict and Gender Inequality -- 6. Women's Endorsement of Gender Inequalities: Emerging Concerns -- 7. Economic Losses Due to Gender Disparities -- 8. Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB): A Strategic Policy Approach for Gender Mainstreaming -- 9. Climate Change and Gender Inequality -- 10. Gender Diversity Index -- 11. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace -- 12. Women's Portrayal in Media: An Important Concern -- 13. Women and Technology -- 14. Gender Gaps in Economic Growth -- 15. Cultural Norms and Gender Inequality -- 16. The Need to Think Outside the Box -- 17. Female Migration -- 18. Feminisation of Poverty: Causes and Implications -- 19. Birth Spacing -- 20. Forced Marriage -- 21. Gender Stereotypes -- 22. Inclusion of Women and Girls with Disabilities -- 23. Women and Networking -- 24. Violence Against Women -- 25. Democracy and Women's Participation -- Chapter 4: Drivers and Indicators of Gender Inequality -- Drivers of Gender Inequalities -- Feminisation of Poverty -- Indicators of Gender Inequalities -- International Indicators.

Regional Indicators -- Country-level Indicators -- Social Institution and Gender Index (SIGI) -- Discriminatory Family Code -- Restricted Physical Integrity -- Son Bias -- Restricted Resources and Entitlements -- Restricted Civil Liberties -- Chapter 5: Gender Inequalities in Developing, Middle Income and Developed Countries -- Trends in Gender Inequalities -- OECD Countries -- East Asia and the Pacific -- Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- South Asia -- Sub-Saharan and West Africa -- Chapter 6: Women and the Sustainable Development Agenda: A Historical Perspective -- The Brundtland Report (1987) -- Post-Brundtland Report: Global Agenda -- Women and the Sustainable Development Goals -- SDG5 as a Stand-Alone Goal and Guiding Principle -- Chapter 7: The Relationship of SDG5 to Other Goals -- Goal 1: End Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere -- Goal 2: End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture -- Goal 3: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages -- Goal 4: Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Life-Long Learning Opportunities for All -- Goal 6: Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All -- Goal 7: Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All -- Goal 8: Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All -- Goal 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation and Foster Innovation -- GOAL 10: REDUCING INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES -- Goal 11: Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable -- Goal 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns.

Goal 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts by Regulating Emissions and Promoting Developments in Renewable Energy -- Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development -- Goal 15: Protect, Restore and Promote Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification and Halt and Reverse Land Degradation and Halt Biodiversity Loss -- Goal 16: Promote Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development, Provide Access to Justice for All and Build Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions at All Levels -- Goal 17: Strengthen the Means of Implementation and Revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 8: Policy Action for Gender Equality -- The Need for Policy Action to Reduce Gender Inequalities -- Policy Action at a Global Level: A Historical Perspective -- Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security -- Eliminating Violence Against Women -- Policy Solutions to Tackle Gender Inequalities in Line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Adapted from Recommendations from the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada's G7 Presidency) -- Existing Gaps Between Policy and Implementation (Adapted from 'Closing the Gender Policy-Practice Gap', European Community Development Co-Operation Overview of Recent Research on Bridging the Gap - Conclusions and Recommendations, June 2003) -- Chapter 9: Some Reflections on ­Inequalities -- Should We Tolerate Inequalities? -- Towards a Rights-Based Approach -- Sustainability Should Not Neglect Equity -- Gender Inequality: A Defining Challenge of Our Time -- Does Gender Equality Favour Men? -- Rationale for Gender Equality -- What Has to be Done? -- References -- Index.

Taking a comprehensive global approach, this book identifies the trends, drivers and impact of gender equality. Providing best practice recommendations and posing key challenges for achieving SDG5, this is the only book which comprehensively deals with all the key aspects of the goal based on the latest credible research.

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