ABSTRACT

GENDER EQUALITY

According to the United Nations, gender equality refers to “the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men, girls and boys”. Therefore, the sex we are born with will never determine the rights, opportunities and responsibilities that we may have throughout our lives. Gender equality is, therefore, a universal legal principle, while gender equity also introduces an ethical component to ensure real equality that in some way compensates for the historical inequality that the female gender drags in terms of political or market representation. labor, among others. Gender equality means that regardless of gender, there will always be the same opportunities, whether for work, housing, human rights, public and private services, education and study, etc. , is essential for a better development of society. It is essential to achieve peaceful societies, with full human potential and capable of sustainable development. In addition, it is proven that the empowerment of women stimulates productivity and economic growth.

One of the ways of seeing the effectiveness of gender equality is politics, because of the influence it has on the people, in how it inspires people, in addition to the fight that the candidates fight within their own party for nonconformity and resistance from those with the greatest power within it.

RACIST EQUALITY

Racism is the theory that one group would be superior to others of different races or ethnicities. Racism seeks a hierarchical order between ethnic groups in order to justify the privileges and advantages that the dominant group enjoys.

In order to oppose racism, the United Nations (UN) adopted in 1965 the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Rational Discrimination and determined on March 21 the International Day for the Elimination of Discrimination. Rational.

SEXUAL EQUALITY

Sex discrimination exists beyond that which penalizes women compared to men. People who make a non-pre-established sexual option suffer marginalization, work problems, harassment, prison and even the death penalty in several countries. With the same conviction that we fight against inequality between men and women, we have to fight what affects a representative minority. We are talking about gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, intersex ... people whose rights are violated and restricted because they have freely chosen a specific sexual identity.

When talking about sexual diversity, reference is made to the different ways of expressing affection, eroticism, desire, love and sexual practices between people; These are not limited to couple relationships between a man and a woman and therefore include heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality.

EQUALITY DISABLED

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), a person with a disability is one who has some physical or mental limitation to carry out activities at home, at school or work, such as walking, dressing, bathing, reading, writing, listening , and so on.

Women with disabilities face double discrimination, for having a disability and for being a woman. If we compare their situation with the two reference groups (women without disabilities and men with disabilities), discrimination is evident in all areas of life, and is accentuated in the area of ​​gender violence. In the world, people with disabilities have difficulties to fully exercise their rights, due to social and cultural obstacles due to their physical, psychological and / or behavioral conditions; Public spaces are not planned according to their needs and, in addition to this, they suffer, for the most part, double discrimination since gender, socioeconomic level, race and ethnicity can accentuate this situation.

The promotion and protection of the human rights of people with disabilities and their full inclusion in society so that they can develop in conditions of equality and dignity, must be carried out through a series of transversal actions so that their right to education is respected. work and education. . , to health, as well as guaranteeing physical, informative and communicative accessibility for people with sensory, mental or intellectual disabilities.

HOW TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY?

From the Liberian women's sex strike that paved the way to peace, Iceland's "Women's Free Day" to claim economic equality, to the global impact of the #MeToo movement, history has taught us that change is possible. through collective activism. Change, however, is not just about big headlines, legal victories, and international agreements - the way we walk, think, and act every day can create a ripple effect that benefits everyone. As we enter the new decade and take stock of global progress on women's rights, join Generación Igualdad in promoting gender equality through these simple daily actions.

Report cases of sexism and harassment

Demand a culture of equality at work

Exercise your political rights

Teach girls how valuable they are