The UN Global Goal: Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

"Gender bias is undermining our social fabric and devalues all of us. It is not just a human rights issue; it is a tremendous waste of the world’s human potential. By denying women equal rights, we deny half the population a chance to live life at its fullest. Political, economic and social equality for women will benefit all the world’s citizens. Together we can eradicate prejudice and work for equal rights and respect for all."

Source: https://www.one.org/us/globalgoals/gender-equality/

The Goal of Gender Equality has 9 targets:

• End discrimination against women and girls
• End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls
• Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation
• Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities
• Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making
• Universal access to reproductive health and rights
• Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services
• Promote empowerment of women through technology
• Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality

Source: UNDP

Teaching Ideas:​

• ​​Watch the Girl Rising documentary with your students. You can rent or purchase it on iTunes.
• Use the FREE Girl Rising curriculum to teach about gender equality in your classroom
• Read Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time and download the free Educators' Guide (see below for PDF)
• ​Read Gender Equality: Why it Matters (see below for PDF)
• Join the He for She Movement
• From Where I Stand Lesson Plan
• Follow Noa's Journey to Power
• Learn about Gender Roles in Advertising
• Learn about Female Action Heroes
• Read The Visible Girls
• Reflect on Malala's Quotes

Resources:​​

• ​https://www.malala.org/
• https://girlrising.org/
• http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-5-gender-equality.html
• http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/
• http://www.unwomen.org/en
• https://www.heforshe.org/en
• http://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/global-goals/gender-equality/
• https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/

Goal 5: Gender Equality - SDG Tracker

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

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The Challenges

Here are the challenges for this month! ​

Download a poster with February's challenges below

Tweet your students in action completing the challenges @changemakeclass