Gender Equality - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5

The UN explains: "Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large."


The UN has defined 9 Targets and 14 Indicators for SDG 5. Targets specify the goals and Indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these Targets are achieved. Below we quote the original text of all Targets and show the data on the agreed Indicators.

How is the world doing on this goal?

Posted  updated 8 months ago

Equal rights to land ownership - SDG Indicator 5.A.2

Definition: Indicator 5.A.2 is the "proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control".



This is measured on the basis of whether a given country's legal framework guarantees women's equal rights to land ownership.

Goal: By 2030 undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property.

Target 5.B: Promote empowerment of women through technology

UN definition: "Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women."

Mobile telephone ownership - SDG Indicator 5.B.1

Definition: Indicator 5.B.1 is the "proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex".



Goal: By 2030 enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

There is no defined target level for this indicator.

Target 5.C: Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality

UN definition: "Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels."

Systems to track gender equality - SDG Indicator 5.C.1

Definition: Indicator 5.C.1 is the "Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment".



Goal: By 2030 "adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality".

Credits: Main photo by Yogendra Singh


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