Gender equality is ‘300 years away,’ U.N. chief warns
Washington PostAPR 2023
Gender inequality isn't just about equal representation in college or the corporate world, it leads to hundreds of millions of women and girls living in abject poverty and struggling to feed themselves and their children. Such neglect for women has also resulted in unequal access to healthcare, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. As the global community works toward eradicating hunger and thirst, women must be kept at the forefront of our minds, as they often bear the brunt of the crises faced by billions around the world.
The gender equality debate is stagnant because both sides define equality differently. Men and women are equal in value but not the same. In the workplace, for example, women tend to network in smaller, like-minded groups, while men are more likely to branch out with the sole goal of getting ahead. This doesn't mean women should be barred from the workplace, but rather we should take these decisions into account when analyzing macro-level outcomes. If the world looked at every disparity through this lens, we would have far more substantive conversations and reach more common ground.