Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Gender Equality


Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030.

Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. But gender inequality persists everywhere and stagnates social progress.
On average, women in the labor market still earn 23 percent less than men globally and women spend about three times as many hours in unpaid domestic and care work as men.

Sexual violence and exploitation, the unequal division of unpaid care and domestic work, and discrimination in public office, all remain huge barriers. All these areas of inequality have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic: there has been a surge in reports of sexual violence, women have taken on more care work due to school closures, and 70% of health and social workers globally are women.

At the current rate, it will take an estimated 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to close gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws, 140 years for women to be represented equally in positions of power and leadership in the workplace, and 47 years to achieve equal representation in national parliaments.

Political leadership, investments and comprehensive policy reforms are needed to dismantle systemic barriers to achieving Goal 5 Gender equality is a cross-cutting objective and must be a key focus of national policies, budgets and institutions.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Hope for the Nations

HFTN 1994 Kelowna BC Canada F

Hope Foundation for African Women

HFAW 2011 Nairobi Kenya G f

Hostelling International

1932 London UK B

How to Change the World

2018 London UK J

Huairou Commission

1995 Brooklyn NY USA E y

Human Appeal

1984 Cheadle UK F

Human Development and Capability Association

HDCA 2004 Brewster MA USA C

Human Dignity

HD 2014 Paris France F

Human Dignity Trust

2011 London UK G

Human Rights Advocates

HRA 1978 Berkeley CA USA G

Human Rights and Democracy Link Africa

RIDE AFRICA 1996 Fort Portal Uganda G

Human Rights and Development Trust of Southern Africa

Huridetsa 2008 F

Human Rights and Justice Group International

Justice Group 1999 Lagos Nigeria G

Human Rights at Sea

HRAS 2014 Havant UK G

Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan

HRCA 1993 Baku Azerbaijan G

Human Rights Committee

CCPR 1976 Geneva Switzerland E g

Human Rights Education Youth Network

HREYN 2006 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Belgium F

Human Rights for Africa

HRFA 1993 Kista Sweden G

Human Rights Foundation

HRF 2005 New York NY USA G f

Human Rights Funders Network

HRFN 1994 New York NY USA G

Human Rights House Foundation

HRHF 1992 Oslo Norway F

Human Rights in Mental Health

FGIP 1980 Hilversum Netherlands F f

Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International

HURIDOCS 1979 Geneva Switzerland F

Human Rights Measurement Initiative

HRMI 2016 Wellington New Zealand F j

Human Rights Now

HRN 2006 Tokyo Japan G

Human Rights Research and Education Centre, Ottawa

HRREC 1981 Ottawa ON Canada N

Human Rights Watch

HRW 1987 New York NY USA F

Human Rights without Frontiers International

HRWF 2001 Brussels Belgium E v

Humane Society International

HSI 1991 Washington DC USA E v

Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust

HART 2003 London UK G

Humanity 3000 Programme

1998 Bellevue WA USA G

Humanity and Inclusion

HI 1982 Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost France F

Humanity in Action

1997 New York NY USA G

Humanity Initiative

THI 1987 Tisbury MA USA N

Humanity International

HI 1990 Gaithersburg MD USA N

Humanity United

2005 San Francisco CA USA G

Humanity's Team

2003 Boulder CO USA F

iACT

2009 Hermosa Beach CA USA G

IBON International

Quezon City Philippines E f

Icelandic Church Aid

1969 Reykjavik Iceland G

ICTI Ethical Toy Program

2004 Hong Kong Hong Kong F f

IFLA Europe

1989 Brussels Belgium E f

IFOAM - Organics International

IFOAM 1972 Bonn Germany B

Ignitus Worldwide

1979 Alexandria VA USA G

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

1957 Delft Netherlands E jv

ILGA Asia

2002 E

ILGA Oceania

E

ILGA World

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association 1978 Geneva Switzerland C y

IMO International Maritime Law Institute

IMLI 1988 Msida Malta E j

IMO Staff Association

1969 London UK E v

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