Gender equality is closer than we think
The Equal Measures 2030 report is out. Publications from Forbes to the Guardian have jumped on data showing that not one of the 129 countries that had signed on to the 2015 pledge to achieve gender equality by 2030 were even close to getting there. The EM 2030 SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Gender Index is the first of its kind. Its ambitions, spanning all continents, are high. So it’s not surprising that all of the goals were not met. But if you dig beneath the naysaying headlines, and review which goals were not met and which indices show favorable results, equality for women and girls worldwide isn’t quite as unattainable as this year’s failing grade suggests.
