Transition to gender equality
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Abstract
Gender equality is a great concern in many countries; however, transition to gender equality requires major transformations in many aspects such as access to education, ownership of property, participation in decision making and access to employment. For instance, school age girls in some countries are not enrolled in schools or never complete their schooling due to early marriage or involvement in child labour compounded by household poverty unlike boys. Indeed, social traditions and culture confront transition to gender equality despite the advocacy for women empowerment through a number of policies such as education policy, employment policy and child development policy and many others. Lack of access to education inhibits young women from obtaining employable skills in turn aggravating socioeconomic difficulties among women. However, effective social protection through cash transfers can help many households to have income which supports child’s needs like enrollment to schools. Objective Exploring factors influencing transition to gender equality. Methods The study employed qualitative research method by conducting a systematic literature review from general and special repositories on gender equality to highlight issues pertaining to gender equality. Results The study highlighted that gender inequality continues to impact women and girls from all sorts of walks of life such as limited access to social economic and political aspects. However, restriction on women from access to education aggravates all sorts of difficulties faced by women and girls. Conclusion The study concludes that governments and civil society should tackle the root causes that lead to gender inequality, and national resources be used to improve human capital including women and girls.