Zonta Says Now to Gender-Equal Climate Action

Zonta Caboolture envisions a world where every woman can achieve her full potential, has access to all resources, is represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men, and lives without fear of violence.
By taking gender-equal climate action now, we can keep this vision alive.

Gender equality is a basic human right and its achievement has immense socioeconomic implications. Yet, gender inequalities are deeply rooted in every society.

Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. While progress has been made, no country in the world has achieved gender equality.

According to the UN Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change may push up to 158.3 million more women and girls into poverty (16 million more than the total number of men and boys). Progress will need to be made 26 times faster to reach the no poverty goal by 2030.
Globally, women spend 2.8 more hours per day than men on unpaid care and domestic work. On the current trajectory, the gap between the time spent by women and men on unpaid care will narrow slightly, but by 2050, women globally will be spending 9.5% more time or 2.3 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men.
Women earn an average of 16% less than men according to Forbes Advisor. Women are paid approximately 84 cents for every dollar a man makes.
Women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of political leadership. As of 1 November 2023, women’s representation in national Parliaments ranged from 0 to 61.3%, with the average standing at 26.7%.
While women represented 46% of world employment, only 32% of managerial positions in the world were occupied by women in 2023.
Throughout the world, one in three women and girls have already experienced physical and/or sexual violence. Less than 40% sought help, and of those, only 10% went to the police.
More than 640 million or 26% of women aged 15 and older have been subjected to intimate partner violence.
Globally, one in five girls were married before age 18.

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