Topic > The importance of gender equality for women - 1288

The unequal gender equality in this area perpetuates negative gender stereotypes that do not allow women to participate in other areas of society. Gendered social institutions, formal and informal laws, social norms and practices play an important role in maintaining stereotypical norms within society because they “guide human behavior and shape human interactions” (Branzia, Klasen and Ziegler , 2013). For example, when a universal social norm in a country values ​​male education over female education, girls are less likely to go to school when families must choose between sending a son or daughter. Therefore, female literacy rates will be lower in that country because girls have not been afforded the opportunity to go to school. These lower levels of literacy mean that they are unable to obtain meaningful employment in the economic sector, and at the macro level they are unable to participate in the political sector by running for elective office because they do not have the same resources as males in their country. society. When gender inequality exists in social institutions, it perpetuates a negative cycle that expands to all areas of women's participation in society. The negative outcome exists not only for women, but also for the entire society (Branzia et al, 2013). As discussed above, women's role in economic and political areas benefits not only them, but society as a whole, and the same circumstance exists in social institutions. Improvements to economic and human development are positive aspects associated with gender equality in social institutions (Ferrant and Nowacke, 2015). Therefore, high gender equality in social institutions is associated with development outcomes, such as the development of women's rights in society. Since social institutions play an important role in guiding human behavior and shaping human actions, when they support gender equality and