Impact of Gender equality on Sustainable Development

Abstract

Women and man are both equally play a vital role in the creation and development of their families in a particular and the society in general. Since long back, women are considered as an oppressed section of the society and they are neglected for centuries. They were considered as burden and so inequality between men and women can take many different forms as natality inequality, professional inequality, ownership inequality and household inequality. Gender inequality occurs when one gender is given preferential treatment over another due to sex or gender- based prejudice. The study is descriptive and purely based on secondary data. This study investigates the connection between the sustainable development and equality for gender. The finding shows that gender disparity is a major impediment for sustainable development especially in the areas like reducing health, education, poverty and economic growth. Gender equality is essential for sustainable development because it foster economic growth, enhances social well being and strengthens environmental resilience.

Keywords: Gender equality, oppressed, gender disparity, impediment, sustainable development