Gender Equality and Opportunities

1. Dr. J. Vasanthakumari
POSH Trainer
Contact : 9841035150

2. Gender Equality
 UNICEF Definition :
Women and Men, Girls and Boys, enjoy the same rights
, resources , opportunities and protections.
 Gender Equality is the 5th of 17 Sustainable
Development Goals of United Nations.

3. EQUALITY EQUITY
•It is even distribution of resources and
rights.
•Equality is treating everyone the same.
•Equality aims to promote fairness, but
it can only work if everyone starts from
the same place and needs the same
help.
•t is distribution of rights and resources
based on needs and resources.
•Equity is giving everyone what they
need to be successful.
•Equity appears unfair, but it actively
moves everyone closer to success by
“leveling the playing field

5. Equality of Opportunities
 Fair Opportunity practices include measures taken by
the organization to ensure fairness in the employment
process.
 Freedom and equality are foundational values that we
draw upon when envisioning a better society. Equality
of opportunity is a social ideal that combines concern
with freedom and equality, and this social ideal
provides a vision of how we ought to live together.

6. Benefits of Equality of
Opportunities in the Workplace
Equality at work
Satisfaction at work place
Dignity at Work
Motivation

7. GENDER INCLUSION

8. Gender inclusion is a matter of
survival
Gender is a very integral part of their talent base and
investment in gender inclusion is a matter of survival.
An inclusive culture helps both in retention and
maximization of its human capital.
For small and young organizations, inclusiveness
initiatives will give them the added advantage of
embedding it more easily into the culture of the
organization. This helps organization to grow global
and employees to be known globally.