Global Health

        In 2015, United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve with its member. Among those Sustainable Development Goals, I chose number 5 (Achieve Gender equality and empower women).  In this Blog 2, I am choosing SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower women) in India. Gender inequality is deeply rooted in our society and eliminating it will be one of the biggest achievements till today.    India is in the southern region of Asia. It occupies an important strategic position in South Asia (Where Is India Located? Location Map of India on a World Map, n.d.) . The status of women is influenced by their religion. The religion always mentions men above women. Due to the societal patriarchal nature, domestic violence has been culturally accepted in India.  Women were deprived of education because their main role was to look after the house and run the family smoothly.  Due to lack of education, only a few women used to...

The United Nations is an international organization that maintains peace, stability and works for the welfare of the nations. In 2015, United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve with its member. Among those Sustainable Development Goals, I chose number 5 (Achieve Gender’s equality and empower women). Gender inequalities are intensely rooted in our society. Gender inequalities vary around the world and major facts that contribute to gender inequalities is religious norms and traditions ( Klingorová K., Havlíček T, 2015),  which can be seen mainly in the South Asian countries like India and Nepal.       Nepal is a landlocked country located between India and China. Hinduism is followed by the majority of the population over there. Religion states that it is important to respect women, but the crucial role of women is to look after the family as a mother, wife, and daughter. Religion has limited the roles of women inside the household onl...