Gender Equality - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5

UN definition: "End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere."

Definition: Indicator 5.1.1 is "whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex."







There are various legal frameworks that can be applied to promote and enforce non-discrimination on the basis of sex. This is assessed here in the SDG Tracker - see also the 'additional charts' - across various measures, including hiring, equal pay, marital rape, and property rights, among others.

Goal: By 2030 "end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere".

This requires legal frameworks in place to enforce gender equality for all countries

UN definition: "Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation."

Definition: Indicator 5.2.1 is the "proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by the form of violence and by age".



This is measured here as the share of women aged 15 years or older who experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner in the last year.

Goal: By 2030 "eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls."

Definition: Indicator 5.2.2 is the "proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence".

Goal: By 2030 "eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls".

UN definition: "Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation."