Gender inequality in the modern world. Based on the study of international organizations

Introduction. The article analyzes the results of two studies of international organizations “Women, business and law 2019: decade of reforms” conducted by experts of the World Bank with the involvement of external resources and the non-Governmental organization “World Economic Forum” in Davos, devoted to the study of the situation of gender inequality in the modern world.

Materials and methods. The article provides theoretical and empirical analysis of the issues which concern ensuring equality of men and women in law, morality and social practice on the basis of analytical documents and research of international organizations, works of domestic and foreign scientists.

The results of the study. The World Bank report shows that over the past decade, 274 reforms have been undertaken in 131 countries around the world to bring about changes in legislation that aim to increase gender equality.

In the report of the World Economic Forum on this issue, experts took into account the situation of women in 149 countries.

Women’s participation in politics remains the main issue according to the report.

Discussion and conclusion. Research into the existing inequalities between men and women in public life highlights several facets of the problem.

Firstly, the problem of creating gender within the framework of the socio-constructivist approach is actively discussed.

Secondly, there is a production of gender differences in interactions in the public space.

Thirdly, in scientific works much attention is paid to practical problems: gender division of labor, representation of women in the structures of power, the emerging structure of sexual and emotional relations, historical changes in structural patterns of behavior.

The core of these studies is the search for ways to eliminate inequality in the status of men and women in public life on the basis of the basic UN human rights documents.

The guidelines for this search are set by the UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW), adopted on December 18, 1979 by the UN.

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