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GENDER INEQUALITY & SOCIAL COHESION IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD

This article explores the concepts of gender inequality and social cohesion in a globalized society, examining issues such as discrimination, substantive equality, and hegemonic masculinity. The author delves into frameworks like CEDAW, CSW, and MDGs, discussing their provisions and the role they play in promoting gender equality. The article also highlights various topics related to gender inequality, including decision-making positions, dress codes, and child marriage.

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GENDER INEQUALITY & SOCIAL COHESION IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD

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  1. GENDER INEQUALITY & SOCIAL COHESION IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD SharifahSyahirahSS, PhD Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia 10TH SEPTEMBER 2014 ROYALE CHULAN HOTEL DAMANSARA

  2. Introduction • Concepts: Gender, Inequality, Discrimination, Substantive Equality, Social Cohesion & Hegemonic Masculinity. B. CEDAW, CSW & MDGs frameworks C. ISSUES

  3. CONCEPTS Gender, Inequality, Discrimination, Substantive Equality, Social Cohesion & Hegemonic Masculinity.

  4. Gender • Socially constructed roles. • Power relations between men & women. • Power over, Power To, Power With & Power Within. (Rowsland 1995)

  5. Gender Inequality • Recognize that women's location in, and experience of, social situations are not only different but also unequal to men's. • Women have the same capacity as men but that patriarchy, particularly the sexist patterning of the division of labor, has historically denied women the opportunity to express and practice this reasoning (Crossman, 2014).

  6. Social Cohesion • a characteristic of a society dealing with the connections and relations between societal units such as individuals, groups, associations as well as territorial units (Berger-Schmitt, 2000) • Constructed through historical background, religious interpretation, culture, ideology & relationship between men & women (Barnet & Duvall 2005).

  7. Gender Discrimination • Any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field (CEDAW, 1979).

  8. Substantive Equality • Does not only focus on special treatment to one sex (complemented with provisions affording specific conditions and rights to women since they, in some aspects, are different from men, biologically or even psychologically) • But, also on the “quality in result” (Gedin, 2009).

  9. Hegemonic masculinity • The pattern of practice (i.e., things done, not just a set of role expectations or an identity) • That allowed men’s dominance over women to continue systematically (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005).

  10. Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)Millenium declaration goals (mdgs)frameworks

  11. CEDAW Provisions • CEDAW is one of the main human rights conventions adopted by United Nations. • 187 countries except US, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Palau & Tonga.

  12. Cedaw & human rights • There are 9 main human rights conventions namely i. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (1965). ii. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) (1966), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) (1966). iii. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) (1984). iv. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (1989). v. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CMW) (2006). v. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (2006). Since the UN adoption of CEDAW, 186 member countries ratified CEDAW

  13. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/text/econvention.htm

  14. Commission on the Status Women (CSW) • The Commission was established by ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21st June 2046 with the aim to prepare recommendations and reports to the Council on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields. • The Commission also makes recommendations to the Council on urgent problems requiring immediate attention in the field of women's rights. (http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/).

  15. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html

  16. Millenium declaration goals (MDGs) ( www.chwcentral.org)

  17. ISU I: education

  18. (https://unwomen.org.au/)

  19. (http://www.amightygirl.com/)

  20. ISSUE II: maternal mortality & reproductive rights

  21. (http://www.edep.co.uk)

  22. (http://www.devinfo.org)

  23. Issue iii: poverty

  24. Taken from http://testdb.msmagazine.com

  25. Taken from http://feministmormonhousewivespodcast.org

  26. Issue iv: decision making

  27. DECISION MAKING POSITIONS (http://progress.unwomen.org)

  28. Issue v: dress code (imposition vs prohibition)

  29. Taken from http://dnt1011.blogspot.com/2012/07/story-of-rachid-nekkaz-hijab.html

  30. Taken from http://www.reddit.com/

  31. Issue vI: child marriage

  32. (http://acelebrationofwomen.org/)

  33. Taken from http://16days.thepixelproject.net

  34. Thank you. LET’S DISCUSS… 

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