Thursday, 19 January 2012

GENDER EQUITY

Questions about gender equity

1. What  gender inequalities still exist today?
Gender inequality means the equality between the two genders that is between a male and a female.There are various gender  inequalities that still exist in today  forexample there is gender inequality in eduacation sectors,some socities belief that in a family educating a boy is more benefitial than educating  a girl ,also in offices most of the higest position are given to boys than girls  as well as in the family most decisions are made by man and not women therefore there are still some gender enequlities existing today were women are not given equal rights as men

2.  What is a glass ceilling ? how do individual break through the glass ceilling?
Glass ceilling means prevention from advancement of a certain thing.individuals can break through glass ceilling  mostly by being educated on their rights especially political,human and civil rights.

3.  Are there other forms of glass ceillngs that are faced by those  other than women?other forms of glass ceilling might be there though  havent come across.