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5 Ways to Fight for Gender Equality at Home

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — Families around the world are on the front lines of the struggle for gender equality. Here are five ways families can help build a more equal future for everyone –– swipe through for more!

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — Share The Care: From cooking and cleaning, to fetching water and firewood or taking care of children and the elderly, women carry out at least three times more unpaid household and care work than men. As a result, thousands of women and girls miss out on equal opportunities to attend school, engage in paid work, or enjoy leisure time. Source: UN Women.

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — Empower Women Economically: Women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth. Women make enormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs or employees. But for many women, domestic inequalities and a lack of support at home holds them back from reaching their full potential. Source: UN Women.

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — Celebrate Positive Masculinity: Traditional notions of masculinity often discourage men from engaging in care and domestic work, as well as from communicating their emotions in open, healthy ways. Challenging such notions—key to fostering equality and preventing violence—starts at home. Source: UN Women.

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — Empower the Next Generation: Around the world, young people are pushing for a better, more equitable world. Support and encouragement at home can help put them on the path to success. When we empower and educate young advocates about women’s rights, we are ensuring a better future for us all. Source: UN Women.

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — End Harmful Practices: Practices like female genital mutilation (FGM) deprive women and girls of their agency as well as their physical well-being. Most often performed on children, FGM has serious health consequences in both the short and long term; and progress on the issue—already too slow—has been threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: UN Women.

5 Ways To Fight For Gender Equality At Home — "FGM destroys the childhoods of girls and women. We need to end FGM so girls can live in dignity, free from violence, and realize their full potential." – Maryum Saifee, FGM survivor and activist Source: UN Women.

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