Gender Equality
Introduction
Gender equality means that people of any gender should have equal rights, obligations, responsibilities, and opportunities, whether they are male, female, transgender or diversified. Gender equality affects people of all ages and backgrounds.
What is Gender Inequality
During Malaysia's self-isolation, there was a poster of gender inequality. The poster calls on women to stop disturbing and complaining about their husbands, and to dress up every day to please their husbands even if they just stay at home. Once the poster was released, it sparked a lot of public and social discussions. Some people think that the point expressed by the poster is correct. Men work at home every day and can only face their wives for a long time, which can easily lead to them being irritable and causing family conflicts. But there are also many people who think the poster is promoting sexism, arguing that women's family status is lower than men, and women should cater to men's moods.
In Afghanistan, women's access to education is especially a problem. Women's rights have been compromised by attacks on many schools by groups opposed to women's education, which has also contributed to the generally low level of education among Afghan women. (BORGEN Magazine, 2014) Not only women, but also men are experiencing gender inequality. Men in many countries are the main source of income in the family, so they have to bear more physical and emotional pressure.
Gender inequality exists in all countries, and many people have experienced or are experiencing unequal treatment due to their gender. We hope that through an in-depth study of the issue of gender inequality, we can understand the root causes of this issue and raise our attention and awareness of gender equality.
Background of Research
The Women, Business, and the Law 2022 report from the World Bank predicts that 2.4 billion women of working age do not have access to equal economic opportunities as men and that 178 nations continue to form legal barriers that prevent their ability to fully participate in economic life. An overall score of 76.5 out of 100 on total legal equality, indicates that women only have three-quarters of the basic rights that men enjoy.( Romig, 2022), Nevertheless, the report states that 23 countries changed their legislation in 2021 to make much needed progress toward improving women's economic participation despite the worldwide pandemic's significant effect on people's lives and the livelihoods of women.
The statistics on women's empowerment in selected domains, which were provided by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), reveal that total gender equality increased by 71.4 percent in 2021 compared to 2020.(Yusrizal, 2021) According to the "Voices of Malaysian Women on Discrimination & Harassment in the Workplace" survey conducted by the Women’s Aid Organisation, 56% of Malaysian women had encountered at least one type of discrimination at work.( Ding, 2021) This can be corroborated with testimonies given by some Malaysian women through the Women’s Tribunal Malaysia organised by 14 women’s rights organisations in Malaysia.
In particular, a Malaysian woman identified herself as Meenambal, a local domestic worker, and described to the Tribunal her struggles with having no documented employment agreement, making just about RM500 per month, and being unable to request greater pay, hours, sick leave, or health care benefits. Even though she suffered serious allergies after being exposed to powerful detergents and bleaching agents and had to pay for her own medical care, she was unable to resign since she needed the cash. Meenambal felt that the discrimination against her is due to the fact that she is a woman and housework is all a woman can do.
There is still work to be done on gender equality in every nation on earth. Women and girls are outnumbered in decision-making at all stages, have fewer opportunities for education and healthcare, and frequently lack economic freedom. Despite being sluggish and steady, the achievement of equal rights over the past 25 years shows the possibility of change.
Research Objectives
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To present basic facts, data, and arguments on a variety of gender equality problems
2
To increase general awareness, understanding, and knowledge about gender (in)equality
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To promote dialogue and information sharing in order to develop mutual understanding and gender learning.in the communities and society
Methodology
How we carry out our research?
Surveys
Surveys are the method we've chosen since they give us precise data on people's attitudes and actions, which is helpful for our research. Additionally, it enables a public organisation to ask people that they might not normally regularly interact with for their comments.
Google Forms
A google form was created for the distribution of an online questionnaire to collect some opinions or ideas about the gender inequality circumstances of these days from the undergraduate students in Taylor University, Malaysia and 60 respondents are expected in our survey.Those questions are designed in English incorporating closed-ended and multiple-choice questions. The questionnaire contained gender, personal experience, and the opinion of the students about gender inequality.
List of Questions
2 / Do you met any gender discrimination in your life?
a. YES
b. NO
3 / Do you think gender education is essential in the country?
a. YES
b. NO
4 / What actions should be taken to decrease gender inequality?
a. Education
b. Campaigns
c. Flyers
5 / What do you think is the main reason for the inequality between men and women?
a. Working environment / Inequality
b. Uneven excess to education
c. Stereotypes
d. Lack of legal protections
e. Social mindsets
f. Religion
g. Poor medicine
h. Lack of body autonomy
6 / Do u think there will be less sex discrimination in the future?
a. YES
b. NO
1 / What Gender do you identity as?
a. Male
b. Female
c. Trans-male
d. Trans-female
e. Prefer not to say