Women married before age 15 or 18 - SDG Indicator 5.3.1
Definition: Indicator 5.3.1 is the "proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18".
This is measured as the share of women aged 20-24 years old who were married before the age of 15, and the share who were married before the age of 18.
Goal: "Eliminate child, early or forced marriage" by 2030.
Female genital mutilation/cutting - SDG Indicator 5.3.2
Definition: Indicator 5.3.2 is the "proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting".
This is measured as the share of women aged 15-49 years old who have gone through partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or another injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons.
Goal: "Eliminate harmful practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting" by 2030.
Target 5.4: Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities
UN definition: "Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure, and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate."
Time spent on unpaid domestic and care work - SDG Indicator 5.4.1
Definition: Indicator 5.4.1 is the "proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location".
This is shown here as the average time men and women spend on unpaid domestic and care work per day.
Goal: By 2030 "recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work, and promote shared responsibility within the household and family".
Specific targets related to the distribution and recognition of unpaid work are not clearly defined.
Target 5.5: Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making
UN definition: "Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life."
Women in political positions - SDG Indicator 5.5.1
Definition: Indicator 5.5.1 is the "proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments".
This is measured as the share of national parliamentary seats, and ministerial positions held by women for each country in a given year.
Goal: By 2030 "ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political life".
