Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Unfortunately, at the current time, 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15-49 have reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period and 49 countries currently have no laws protecting women from domestic violence.
Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
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01 — NO POVERTYSustainable Development Goal
02 — ZERO HUNGERSustainable Development Goal
03 — GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGSustainable Development Goal
04 — QUALITY EDUCATIONSustainable Development Goal
06 — CLEAN WATER AND SANITATIONSustainable Development Goal
07 — AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGYSustainable Development Goal
08 — DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTHSustainable Development Goal
09 — INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURESustainable Development Goal
10 — REDUCED INEQUALITIESSustainable Development Goal
11 — SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESSustainable Development Goal
12 — RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIONSustainable Development Goal
13 — CLIMATE ACTIONSustainable Development Goal
14 — LIFE BELOW WATERSustainable Development Goal
15 — LIFE ON LANDSustainable Development Goal
16 — PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONSSustainable Development Goal
17 — PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALSSustainable Development Goal