Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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 |
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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 |