Gender inequality is a huge problem that the world if facing. There have been little signs of improvements worldwide. Gender inequality is basically the unequal treatment based on ones gender. One of the millennium development goals for 2015 was to promote gender equality and empower women. There were only eight goals installed which indicates the significance of the problem. Generally, the development of a country plays a large role on the severity of the inequalities
Gender inequalities occur in countries of completely different development. The UK is one of the most developed regions in the world, and one would expect for gender inequality to be minimal. However, there are certain statistics that suggest otherwise. Only 23% of the seats in parliament are held by women. The government is a place of huge importance for the country which emphasizes how this figure of 23% is far too low. This graph suggests a more positive view of the issue.
Evidently, from this bar chart, there have been large improvements to the amount of women that are members of parliament. Around 40 years ago, less than 5% of the seats were held by women. This shows a rise in empowerment of women. The one concerning matter is that from the last 15 years, the growth rate has been inconsistent, which can be indicated by the slight fluctuation. There has also been a decline in the growth rate. Within the cabinet, which is a place of even greater significance, only 16% of the posts are held by women. This is just one of the gender inequalities in the UK. In contrast, Rwanda, which currently ranks 151 on the human development index, has 64% of its seats held by women. This creates the idea that governmental participation by women is not affected by the development of the country.
Violence against women is also a problem in the