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NAME: WILLIAM PETER GOCK
STUDENT ID: s11100228
DUE DATE: 20/03/15
Topic: Gender Equality
Introduction
Context: Equality
Subject: Gender Equality
Limited Subject: emphasis on gender equality>impact on society
Thesis: This essay will discuss the reasons for emphasis on gender equality and its effects on society
Side 1: The Causes
Main idea 1: Women deprived of education
Supporting idea: To begin with, education is a reason for focusing on gender equality. In some countries around the world women are deprived of their right to education.
Details: Pakistan
Main idea 2: Women discrimination at work
Supporting idea: To add on, another emphasis on gender equality is the economic empowerment of women
Details: African
Main idea 3: Limited decision making power
Supporting idea: In addition, women have limited decision making power
Details: Political voting
Main idea 4: Violence against women
Supporting idea: Also, violence against women is another contributing factor
Details: UN statistics
Transition paragraph: However, emphasis placed on gender on gender equality has both positive results
Side 2: Effects of emphasis on gender quality
Main idea 1: Increase in female education
Supporting idea: First of all, women are now able to attain education
Details: increase in female literacy
Main idea 2: Economic empowerment of women
Supporting idea: Secondly, women are now taking part in economic development
Details: Increase in women in the labour force
Main idea 3: Voting rights given to women
Supporting idea: Thirdly, women are now given the power in decision making
Details: Women given the right to vote
Main idea 4: Laws to protect women
Supporting idea: Lastly, women are now protected against violence
Details: The Violence Women Act (VAWA)
Conclusion
Restate thesis: emphasis on gender equality has achieved positive results in society.
Implication: The fight for gender equality by empowering women and girls is not only the right thing to do, it is also smart economics and vital to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
Recommendation: Society needs to work towards the progress of gender equality.
Finale thought: Denying women and girls equality and fairness not only hurts them, but also hinders the rest of society
Gender Equality
This essay will discuss why there is so much emphasis on gender equality and the effect has on society. Firstly it will first discuss why there is so much emphasis on gender equality in relation education, economic, political and social factors. However the second part of the essay will discuss how emphasis on gender equality has had an impact on society in areas such as education, economic, political and social. This essay will conclude that all human beings irrespective of their citizenship, culture and ethnicity are equal.
Individuals should to be entitled to equality without any form of discrimination. Emphasis on gender equality is something that has long been and currently is a concern in many countries. In the South Pacific, emphasis has been put into gender equality in the field of education, economic, political and social factors. It is important to acknowledge that emphasis on gender equality has had positive impacts on society. This essay will discuss the reasons for emphasis on gender equality and its effects on society.
To begin with, there are many reasons for emphasis on gender equality. One of the reasons is education. In some countries around the world women are still deprived of their right to education which makes it difficult in finding employment thus may lead to poverty. For example, despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer severe disadvantage and exclusion in education systems throughout their lives. United Nation statistics showed an estimated 31 million girls of primary school age and 32 million girls of lower secondary school age were out of school in 2012 (UNGEI's website., 2015). Individuals should not be denied education.