5 scenarios where women still suffer from gender inequality

Women are in a constant struggle towards gender equality, but they are not always successful. A study by the 2017 Global Gender Inequality Report indicates that there was a increasing disparities between men and women on the planet🇧🇷

This difference between the two sexes is something present in the daily life of women in the most diverse situations: from the job market to the family environment. With that in mind, we’ve listed some environments and situations in which women still suffer from inequality🇧🇷 Check out:

1. Labor market

According to IBGE, women’s income is equivalent to about ¾ of men’s income. While the average income of men was R$2,306, that of women was R$1,764. That is, women receive 76.5% of the amount received by men.

In some developed countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, women work around 12 to 13 hours more per week than men. In 2016, they held only 37.8% of managerial positions, while men held 62.2%.

In the area of ​​agriculture, theWomen represent 43% of the rural workforce. But despite their key role in the sector, they are less likely to own or manage a property. Furthermore, they have less access than men to inputs, services, infrastructure and production technologies.

2. Education

According to UNESCO, women make up two-thirds of the 750 million adults without basic reading and writing skills. In the world, there are more girls than boys out of school.

3. Policy

Women occupy less than 15% of seats in the Legislative chambers in 70 countries. This number is valid both for the lower chamber and for the single chamber, in the case of countries where there are not two bodies in different hierarchical positions.

4. Family

With a vital role in the lives of children, women spend up to 90% of their income on the family. Compared to men, their spending is around 30 to 40%.

As it is women who always assume greater responsibilities in the family, they are the ones who always bear the family expenses related to the education and health of the children.

5. Violence in relationships

One in five girls and women aged 15 to 49 have been married or in a union where they have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner over the past 12 months. Data were obtained through a survey conducted from 2005 to 2016 in 87 countries.

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