Gender Equity & Human Rights
Gender equity is about ensuring fairness and justice in the distribution of resources and meeting the needs of different groups of people, including women, men, girls, and boys. It requires a gender analysis to identify and address the unique needs of these groups for social development. However, some conservative actors have co-opted the term to avoid discussing women and girls’ human rights and instead promote the idea of complementarity between genders, advocating for biologically predetermined roles and obligations for men and women. … More Gender Equity & Human Rights