Thursday, November 28, 2013
Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Women are getting better grades, going to University more and getting many more honours than men yet they are still only earning 80 cents to every mans dollar earnt. This shows us how that even though women are mostly more educated than men, they are still being treated as inferior in the workplace.
UN Women
www.unwomen.org This is a site where groups of women get together and help other women and help fight against gender inequality.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Google Search Bar - UN Women
The auto-complete function on Google's search bar reveals some interesting things about how the average person perceives the world around them.
MDG3 - How is the world doing?
• 2countries out of 130 have achieved gender equality at all levels of education.
• 16.2%of ministerial-level positions are held by women (2010).
• 40% of wage-earning jobs in the non-agricultural sector were held by women in 2011.
• 1% of global agriculture credit goes to African women.
• 16.2%of ministerial-level positions are held by women (2010).
• 40% of wage-earning jobs in the non-agricultural sector were held by women in 2011.
• 1% of global agriculture credit goes to African women.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1. •All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Malala Yousafzai
When she was just 14 years old, Malala was wounded by masked gunmen who singled her out as she returned home in a school bus in Pakistan’s north-west Swat Valley. She was targeted by the Taliban after speaking out against atrocities committed under the regime in October 2012.
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