Gender

• Gender Inequality in Different Domains

  • Employment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Political representation
  • Domestic sphere
• Gender pay gap


  Men often earning more than women for doing the same job
• Employment

  • Maternity discrimination
  • Women underrepresented in senior roles and industries like science and engineering
• Education


  • Girls typically outperform boys
  • Subject choices often follow traditional gender roles, with boys more likely to study maths and physics, and girls more likely to study humanities and languages
• Health


  • Men often have higher mortality rates and die younger
  • Women can have more health problems throughout life, with issues such as mental health often gendered
• Political representation


  • Women significantly underrepresented in politics and leadership roles, despite some progress in recent years
• Domestic sphere


  • Gender inequalities can persist, with women often undertaking the bulk of unpaid care work and domestic chores