Category: Gender Inequality/Gender Discrimination

Recent years have seen a rapid growth in public display of support and understanding surrounding gender inequality and its impact on society as well as on the economy. As early as the 1800s, the rhetoric surrounding the rights of women to be given the same opportunities and freedom as men has been showcased through a…

This paper explores gender discrimination in Kenya. It discusses the different forms of gender discrimination which are sexual harassment also known as assault and sexism. INTRODUCTION The global gender gap report ranks Kenya as 76 out of 144 countries globally with significant inequalities between males and females in education attainment, health outcomes representation in parliament…

Progression and Implementation Progress has been made over the years. Over the last decade, more than 50 countries have launched gender- responsive budgeting initiatives, including Australia, Bolivia, Egypt, Mexico, Nepal, Senegal, Spain and Tanzania (Investing in women and girls,2008). Gender responsive budgeting initiatives allow countries to monitor and evaluate the way money is being put…

Hanson is explaining, is that there is a large difference in relation to and inequality between women and men in all sports. This is mainly because the sports are dominated by a good majority of men and they tend to gain more media coverage when compared to women. One reason for this is because, live…

Globalization is generally understood as a natural evolutionary process resulting from developments and breakthroughs in computer science and telecommunications but Stiglitz (2002) prefers to see it as the globalization of the economy and the removal of barriers to free trade . The writer and activist Susan George suggests that neoliberalism, the economic ideology which has…

Misogyny can be traced to greek mythology while chauvinism originates from france in the early 19th century. Misogyny in greek mythology is shown by Pandora, the first woman made by Zeus who carried a box that unleashed evils. This woman was created to punish mankind. From the very beginning, women have been seen as a…

In her article What is Misogyny? A Feminist Analysis, Kate Manne explores and re-conceptualizes the term misogyny from the commonly upheld definition, which she considers naïve and inscrutable. In this paper, I will explain Mannes argument regarding her conception of the term misogyny. I will also provide an objection that a critic may raise to…

With the dawn of the 20th century, we saw numerous cultural and social issues occurring. These issues have continued to prevail, some have been left unanswered or unexplored and as a society we must take each one with the respect and care they deserve. Such issues include womens rights, same-sex marriage, scientific exploration, evolution, the…

Introduction Violence against women is also known as gender-based violence and it is an issue that causes great harm in many families around the world. It is one of the social crisis spreading widely and is causing a major health problem around the world today (UNICEF,2000; WHO,2017). This problem is seen to be affecting both…

Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strengths or exploited it.- Bell Hooks. Sexism is a social disease. It has been prevailing in the society since ages. No one exactly knows how sexism came into existence, what are the roots of it. But its a disease which has spread like a…