SDG Intro

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

While some forms of discrimination against women and girls are diminishing, gender inequality continues to hold women back and deprives them of basic rights and opportunities. Empowering women requires addressing structural issues such as unfair social norms and attitudes as well as developing progressive legal frameworks that promote equality between women and men.

SDG Stories

Percentage of women with regular access to the internet. The indicator reflects again the importance of electricity for the empowerment of women, allowing them to communicate and share information. Thus, lower indicator scores reflects a potential improvement in women empowerment when bringing...

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