The fight to gain gender equality is that the word feminism has become synonymous with "man-hating, armpit hair-growing, liberal lunatic".
There has been a history of protest in India regarding the topic of violence against women, and many people in India have fought to gain gender equality as well as tougher punishment for rapists.
In parallel with socioeconomic development, Vietnam has seen significant gains in gender equality and women's advancement in recent years.
Challenges remain Ms. Lao noted that gains in gender equality had fallen short of the expectations that were set at the adoption of the Beijing Platform.
The rhetoric of human rights has enabled substantial gains for promoting gender equality and protection of women's fundamental interests, so it has at least strategic value.
Their findings show that, despite the many gains toward greater gender equality, we still fervently hold onto a set of beliefs that speak to the endurance of inequality and just how difficult it will be to overcome.
Programs that capitalize on the synergies of men's and women's health gains facilitated by gender equality stand a better chance of successfully achieving sustainable and widespread gender transformation.
This three-country study in Bangladesh, India and Nepal focused on marginalized women – those whose voices and experiences are rarely heard despite the gains made towards gender equality and the increasing media, social and academic attention being paid to violence against women in the region.
What, then, do we stand to gain by prioritizing gender equality across all sectors – and by applying this principle of sustainable development to other areas in which the world still demands greater progress?
The opting out was framed as a freely-made choice, indicating that despite feminist gains and increases in gender equality, what women really want is to be home with babies and dependent on a male partner.
Citing "worrisome" indicators, such as Trump's U-turn against abortion, his pledge to appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court and his choice of Mike Pence, an anti-abortion activist, as vice-presidential running mate, they fear a reversal in aid commitments that have seen gains in reproductive health and gender equality.
