Topic 2 Conceptual background of gender equality

• Gender equality represents equal opportunities and equal treatment between girls and boys, between women and men.

• Gender inequalities; the phenomenon of the “glass ceiling” (L. Martin)

• Among adolescents, (UNICEF, 2020) the main problems they notice are: the pressure related to physical appearance (32%), the difference in expectations and encouragement between what girls can do and what boys can do ( 29%) online harassment (19%), aggression inside and outside schools, differences in opportunities. (https://www.unicef.org/romania/ro/pove%C8%99ti/sondaj-u-report-despre-egalitatea-de-%C8%99anse-%C3%AEntre-fete-%C8%99i-b%C4%83ie%C8%9Bi)

The main objectives:

• Elimination of violence and stereotypes
• Prosperity in an economy based on gender equality Improving work-life balance, with an emphasis on empowering both parents in caring for the family.
• Management positions held by both women and men in all sectors of society https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0152

• Discrimination
• Gender discrimination
• The Gender Equality Index is a tool for measuring progress in respecting gender rights in the European Union.