Gender disparities also take shape in unequal opportunities to participate fully in economic life. UN Women found that women are less likely than men to participate in the labor market and more likely to be unemployed.

Gender roles determine how males and females should think, speak, dress and interact within the context of the society. Gender roles influence men and women in almost every aspect of life. The differences between the sexes both real and imagined, are used as a means to justify their existence.

“Gender inequality holds back the growth of individuals, the development of countries and the evolution of societies, to the disadvantage of both men and women,” claims the State of World Population Report 2000, released this week from the United Nations Population Fund.

Gender gaps create barriers to effective sustainable development and livelihoods by limiting or restricting women’s access to resources and decision-making opportunities. Good governance in sustainable ecosystem management can only be achieved by understanding gender gaps and addressing the specific barriers.

The results suggest that gender inequality in education directly affects economic growth by lowering the average level of human capital. The results suggest that gender inequality in education directly affects economic growth by lowering the average level of human capital.

4.6 Reducing Gender Inequality

1. Reduce socialization by parents and other adults of girls and boys into traditional gender roles.
2. Confront gender stereotyping by the popular and news media.
3. Increase public consciousness of the reasons for, extent of, and consequences of rape and sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography.

Gender equality in education gives same opportunities between men and women in economic, social life, culture, and politics [9] . … The education will encourage the formation of a new individuality so that people are educated to achieve equality between the sexes, without discrimination and exclusion [8].