Gender Quality in Sustainable Development

  examples of local organizations/companies who have worked on achieving this goal: Women's Renaissance Association in Saudi Arabia The Al-Nahda Women's Charitable Association was established in the capital, Riyadh, in 1962. The association focuses on working through 3 main axes, knowing that these axes, although they differ in their directions, but they intersect in their objectives a lot. The main focus is to support and empower women and protect them from anything that threatens them or their rights. On the other hand, the association works to support women financially and morally, and to provide the necessary assistance. As for the last axis, it works to give Saudi women the opportunity to meet and participate in a number of events that will empower them in society.     Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

    Some of the world progress on Gender equality: Awareness of violence against older women is growing, but data remain limited Violence against women and girls is found in all countries and affects women of all ages. Globally women in different ages have been subjected to physical and/ or sexual violence by a husband or intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Global awareness of violence against older women specifically is growing, but data on the subject are limited, and the nature, scale, severity and complexity of such violence may be underestimated. Less than 10 per cent of eligible data on intimate partner violence capture the prevalence of such violence among women aged 50 and older Perpetrators of such violence, aside from intimate partners, can include adult children and other relatives, strangers, caregivers and neighbors. Child marriage and female genital mutilation are persistent human rights violations holding back progress for girls and women...

        According to  UN women. (N.D) ''gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men will become the same but that women’s and men’s rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. '' Why this goal is important? In the world we live in, the women have great impact on it and we can say that they are the most important element in any society, so we must develop the gender equality as much as develop the world   In our personal perspective, we chose gender equality because it is important thing to us, we know how to feel when someone else has been suffering. Also, there are a lot of women around the world are living in misery so we want to know how to improve this goal to help them, also we feel that the females have connection between us, that’s why we chose this goal between the other goa...

  Sustainable Development Goals : There are 17 goals of sustainable development: : Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Development Goals : There are 17 goals of sustainable development. And according to United nation (N.D) they are : -           End Poverty: End poverty in all forms everywhere  - -      Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. -       Good health and Well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. -      Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. -      Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. -      Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensur...

 ? What is the  Sustainable Development     According to Sustainable Development Commission (n.d) "Sustainable development is develop that meets the needs of the materials in the present without affecting us for the next generation."   There are 3 pillars for Sustainable Development: -       Social -       Economy -       Environment   Social sustainability Social sustainability aims to preserve social capital by investing and creating services of our society. The concept accommodates a larger view of the world in relation to communities, cultures and globalization. It means to preserve future generations and to acknowledge that what we do can have an impact on others and on the world. The Social sustainability focuses on preserve and improving social quality with (Diesendorf, 2000).   Economic sustainability Economic sustainability aims to keep the capital intact. So, if s...