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This SDG is very important because without gender equality, women are suffering from domestic violence, unequal pay, loss of educational and career opportunities, and no access to sexual and reproductive health.

Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls globally is a key factor in achieving all of the SDG's by 2030.

By promoting women's economic growth that will also lead to an improvement in the overall economic development of countries and businesses.

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Barriers to Participate in Meeting the Goal's Target

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Barriers to Participate in Meeting the Goal's Target

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When a victim of intimate partner violence is too fearful or embarrassed to admit to being abused so they reject any help or resources

Inadequate resources to provide health promotion education and empowerment to women and girls who live in different states or countries

The low amount of women in leadership roles contribute to the hardship of creating new legislation to promote gender equality

Cultural preferences

Lack of knowledge on how to advocate for gender equality

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Nurses have a responsibility and the capability of making a real change in promoting gender equality and empowerment of women and girls all over the world.

The role of the nurse involves:

Educating not only women but men as well on the importance of healthy relationships

Developing educational programs that focus on violence prevention awareness and support programs for victims of gender-based violence

Advocating and screening for intimate partner violence with all patients

Supporting colleagues in achieving leadership positions and equal pay

Speaking up when witnessing inappropriate sexual language and behaviors

Advocating for access to sexual and reproductive health

Rehumanizing healthcare by promoting practical, authentic, and human-centered care without regard of gender labels and biases

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This Sustainable Developmental Goal is aimed at achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls by:

- Eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls including physical, emotional, and sexual violence
- Eliminating harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage
- Giving women opportunities for leadership and decision making roles in political, economic, and public life
- Advocating for legislation to promote gender equality for young girls and women at all levels

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This article talks about the importance of achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls. In order to achieve this goal by 2030, we need urgent action on eliminating root causes of discrimination such as discriminatory laws, gender-based violence, and unequal pay and employment opportunities.

49 countries are still lacking laws to protect women from domestic violence and 39 countries bar equal inheritance rights for daughters and sons.

Child marriage steals the childhood of 15 million girls under the age of 18 every year

Data from 87 countries states: 1 in 5 women and girls under 50 years-old will have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner within the last 12 months

Women do 2.6 times more unpaid care and domestic work than men which contributes to women receiving lower earnings and less time to enjoy non-work activities

Only 52% of women married or in a relationship have the freedom to make their own choices about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and healthcare

Globally, women occupy less than a third of senior and management positions

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The Sustainable Development Agenda, adopted by UN Member States in 2015, set a 2030 deadline for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Now, with under 10 years left to meet it, the world is not on track. Amid the intersecting crises of COVID-19, the climate emergency, and rising economic and political insecurity, progress on gender equality has not only failed to move forward but has begun to reverse. Around the world, a growing backlash against women's rights is threatening even well-established freedoms and protections.

Without heightened commitment from the global community, gender equality will remain nothing more than an unrealized goal. The time to act and invest in women and girls is now.

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In focus: Sustainable Development Goal 5 | UN Women - Headquarters

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The Sustainable Development Agenda, adopted by UN Member States in 2015, set a 2030 deadline for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Now, with under 10 years left to meet it, the world is not on track.