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data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objetivo_de_Desarrollo_Sostenible_5" title="Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 5 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 5" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garapen_Jasangarrirako_5._helburua:_genero-berdintasuna" title="Garapen Jasangarrirako 5. helburua: genero-berdintasuna – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Garapen Jasangarrirako 5. helburua: genero-berdintasuna" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81_%DB%B5_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%87_%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="هدف ۵ توسعه پایدار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="هدف ۵ توسعه پایدار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectif_de_d%C3%A9veloppement_durable_no_5_des_Nations_unies" title="Objectif de développement durable no 5 des Nations unies – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Objectif de développement durable no 5 des Nations unies" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tujuan_Pembangunan_Berkelanjutan_5" title="Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan 5 – Indonesian" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Sustainable Development Goal 5</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sustainable_Development_Goal_05GenderEquality.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Sustainable_Development_Goal_05GenderEquality.svg/300px-Sustainable_Development_Goal_05GenderEquality.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Sustainable_Development_Goal_05GenderEquality.svg/450px-Sustainable_Development_Goal_05GenderEquality.svg.png 1.5x, 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Nations">United Nations</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sdgs.un.org/">sdgs<wbr />.un<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sustainable Development Goal 5</b> (<b>SDG 5</b> or <b>Global Goal 5</b>) concerns <a href="/wiki/Gender_equality" title="Gender equality">gender equality</a> and is fifth of the 17 <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> established by <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> in 2015. Through the pledge to "Leave No One Behind", countries have committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 54">: 54 </span></sup> SDG 5 aims to grant women and girls <a href="/wiki/Equal_rights_for_women" class="mw-redirect" title="Equal rights for women">equal rights</a> and opportunities to live free of violence and discrimination, including <a href="/wiki/Workplace_discrimination" class="mw-redirect" title="Workplace discrimination">in the workplace</a>. </p><p>SDG 5 has nine targets and 14 indicators. Six of the targets are <i>outcome targets</i>: </p> <ul><li>ending all forms of <a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> against all women and girls everywhere</li> <li>ending <a href="/wiki/Violence_against_women" title="Violence against women">violence and exploitation of women</a> and girls</li> <li>eliminating harmful practices such as child <a href="/wiki/Child_marriage" title="Child marriage">early and forced marriage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation" title="Female genital mutilation">female genital mutilation</a></li> <li>increasing value <a href="/wiki/Unpaid_work" title="Unpaid work">of unpaid care</a> and promoting shared domestic responsibilities</li> <li>ensuring full participation of women in leadership and decision-making</li> <li>ensuring access to universal <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive rights and health</a>.</li></ul> <p>The three <i>means of implementation targets<sup id="cite_ref-:22_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> are: </p> <ul><li>fostering equal rights to economic resources, <a href="/wiki/Land_tenure" title="Land tenure">property ownership</a>, and financial services for women</li> <li>promoting <a href="/wiki/Empowerment" title="Empowerment">empowerment</a> of women through <a href="/wiki/Enabling_technology" title="Enabling technology">technology</a></li> <li>adopting and strengthening policies for gender equality, and supporting legislation to enforce it.<sup id="cite_ref-:62_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:62-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in 2020 also posed a challenge in achieving gender equality. The impact of COVID-19 on women has been significant. Some examples include compounded economic impacts, increased unpaid care work (such as during school closures), an increase in domestic violence and other factors.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a> are a collection of 17 global goals set by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The broad goals are thematically linked, yet each has its own specific targets to achieve. The SDGs cover a broad range of social and economic development issues, including poverty, hunger, health, education, <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gender_equality" title="Gender equality">gender equality</a>, water supply, sanitation, energy, urbanization, <a href="/wiki/Environmental_protection" title="Environmental protection">environment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_justice" title="Social justice">social justice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Targets,_indicators_and_progress"><span id="Targets.2C_indicators_and_progress"></span>Targets, indicators and progress</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Targets, indicators and progress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_SDG_targets_and_indicators" class="mw-redirect" title="List of SDG targets and indicators">List of SDG targets and indicators</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Escaping_child_marriage_(14521096630).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg/220px-Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg/330px-Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg/440px-Escaping_child_marriage_%2814521096630%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>Girls who managed to escape child marriage</figcaption></figure> <p>The targets and indicators for SDG 5 are extensive and provide <a href="/wiki/Equal_opportunity" title="Equal opportunity">equal opportunity</a> for females (women and girls).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Targets cover a broad crosscutting gender issues including ending all forms of <a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> against all females everywhere (Target 5.1), <a href="/wiki/Violence_against_women" title="Violence against women">violence and exploitation of females</a> (Target 5.2), eliminate practices such as <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation" title="Female genital mutilation">female genital mutilation</a> and forced marriages (Target 5.3), increase value <a href="/wiki/Unpaid_work" title="Unpaid work">of unpaid care</a> and promote shared domestic responsibilities (Target 5.4), ensure full participation of women in leadership and decision-making (Target 5.5), ensuring access to universal <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive rights and health</a> (Target 5.6), fostering equal rights to economic resources, <a href="/wiki/Land_tenure" title="Land tenure">property ownership</a> and financial services for women (Target 5.a), promoting <a href="/wiki/Empowerment" title="Empowerment">empowerment</a> of women through <a href="/wiki/Enabling_technology" title="Enabling technology">technology</a> (Target 5.b) and adopting, strengthening policies and enforcing legislation for gender equality (Target 5.c).<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these targets are achieved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.1:_End_discrimination_against_women_and_girls">Target 5.1: End discrimination against women and girls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Target 5.1: End discrimination against women and girls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The first target of SDG 5 is Target 5.1: "End all forms of <a href="/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> against all females everywhere."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png/220px-Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png/330px-Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png/440px-Law-mandate-nondiscrimination-hiring.png 2x" data-file-width="3400" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>World map for indicator 5.1.1 in 2015 - Share of law mandating nondiscrimination based on gender in hiring<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>This target has one indicator. Indicator 5.1.1: Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex.<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This means the indicator works towards the legal frameworks which can be applied to promote and enforce non-discrimination on the basis of sex across various measures including hiring, equal pay, marital rape and property rights, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Discrimination_against_women" class="mw-redirect" title="Discrimination against women">Discrimination against women</a> (or sexism) can be measured with a range of indicators such as early marriage, gender-based violence and women's property rights.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Child_marriage" title="Child marriage">Child marriage</a> has declined over the past decades .<sup id="cite_ref-SDGChildren2018_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGChildren2018-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 65">: 65 </span></sup> Girls from poorer families are more likely to be affected by child marriage than those from wealthier families.<sup id="cite_ref-SDGChildren2018_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGChildren2018-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 68">: 68 </span></sup> </p><p> The custodian agencies for Indicator 5.1.1 are <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">UN Women</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Bank_Group" title="World Bank Group">World Bank.</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner,_OWID.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg/299px-Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg.png" decoding="async" width="299" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg/449px-Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg/598px-Women_who_experienced_violence_by_an_intimate_partner%2C_OWID.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>World map for Indicator 5.2.1 in 2016 - Share of women, older than 14 years, who experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the last year<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.2:_End_all_violence_against_and_exploitation_of_women_and_girls">Target 5.2: End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Target 5.2: End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.2 is: "Eliminate all forms of <a href="/wiki/Violence_against_women" title="Violence against women">violence against all females</a> in the public and private spheres including <a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking" title="Human trafficking">trafficking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sexual_exploitation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual exploitation">sexual</a> and other types of exploitation."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This target has two indicators:<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age.</li> <li>Indicator 5.2.2: Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.3:_Eliminate_forced_marriages_and_genital_mutilation">Target 5.3: Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Target 5.3: Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg/220px-Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg/330px-Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg/440px-Campaign_road_sign_against_female_genital_mutilation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1251" data-file-height="830" /></a><figcaption>Campaign road sign against <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_cutting" class="mw-redirect" title="Female genital cutting">female genital mutilation</a> in Uganda</figcaption></figure> <p>The full title of Target 5.3 is: "Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation" title="Female genital mutilation">female genital mutilation</a> (FGM)".<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evidence shows that there is no health benefit in the case of female genital mutilation<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eliminating harmful practices women are able to live their live full potential lives without any harm.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are two indicators:<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18</li> <li>Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) or cutting</li></ul> <p>According to a progress report in 2020: "At least 200 million girls and women have been subjected to female genital mutilation, according to recent data from the 31 countries where the practice is concentrated. The harmful practice is becoming less common, but progress is not fast enough to meet the global target of its elimination by 2030".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png/220px-Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png/330px-Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png/440px-Average-daily-time-spent-by-women-on-domestic-work-paid-and-unpaid.png 2x" data-file-width="3400" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>World map for indicator 5.4. 1 in 2015 - Share of average daily time spent by women on domestic work (paid and unpaid)<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.4:_Value_unpaid_care_and_promote_shared_domestic_responsibilities">Target 5.4: Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Target 5.4: Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.4: "Recognise and value <a href="/wiki/Unpaid_work" title="Unpaid work">unpaid care</a> and domestic work through the provision of public services, <a href="/wiki/Infrastructure" title="Infrastructure">infrastructure</a> and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate"<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This target has one Indicator: Indicator 5.4.1 is the "Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location".<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unpaid care and domestic work includes cooking and cleaning, fetching water and firewood or taking care of children and the elderly.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 6">: 6 </span></sup> Data from 2020 showed that "women already spend three times as many hours as men on unpaid care work at home".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.5:_Ensure_full_participation_in_leadership_and_decision-making">Target 5.5: Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Target 5.5: Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Share-firms-top-female-manager.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Share-firms-top-female-manager.png/299px-Share-firms-top-female-manager.png" decoding="async" width="299" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Share-firms-top-female-manager.png/449px-Share-firms-top-female-manager.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Share-firms-top-female-manager.png/598px-Share-firms-top-female-manager.png 2x" data-file-width="3400" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>World map for indicator 5.5.2 in 2017 - Sharing percentage of firms with a top female manager<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure><p>The full title of Target 5.5 is: "Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indicators are:<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local government</li> <li>Indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions</li></ul> <p>As of 2020, "representation by women in single or lower houses of <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">national parliament</a> reached 25 per cent, up slightly from 22 per cent in 2015".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.6:_Universal_access_to_reproductive_rights_and_health">Target 5.6: Universal access to reproductive rights and health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Target 5.6: Universal access to reproductive rights and health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.6 is: "Ensuring universal access to <a href="/wiki/Sexual_and_reproductive_health_and_rights" title="Sexual and reproductive health and rights">sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights</a> as agreed in accordance with the Program-me of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the <a href="/wiki/Beijing_Platform_for_Action" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing Platform for Action">Beijing Platform for Action</a> and the outcome documents of their review conferences."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg/220px-Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg/330px-Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg/440px-Copenhagen_Fertility_Center.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Fertility center in Copenhagen, Denmark</figcaption></figure> <p>Indicators are:<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.6.1: Proportion of women aged 15–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, <a href="/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">contraceptive use</a> and reproductive health care</li> <li>Indicator 5.6.2: Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education</li></ul> <p>Less women 15 to 49 years of age were able to "make their own decisions regarding <a href="/wiki/Sexual_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual Health">sexual</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive health</a> and rights" in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Central and Western Africa</a> compared to countries in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">South- Eastern Asia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.a:_Equal_rights_to_economic_resources,_property_ownership_and_financial_services"><span id="Target_5.a:_Equal_rights_to_economic_resources.2C_property_ownership_and_financial_services"></span>Target 5.a: Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Target 5.a: Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.a is: "Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The two indicators are:<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.a.1: Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure</li> <li>Indicator 5.a.2: Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including <a href="/wiki/Customary_law" title="Customary law">customary law</a>) guarantees women's equal rights to land ownership and/or control</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg/220px-Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg/330px-Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg/440px-Girl_with_mobile_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3687" data-file-height="2620" /></a><figcaption>Young woman taking a photo with her mobile phone in Sydney - in 66 countries, having a phone is still luxury for women.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.b:_Promote_empowerment_of_women_through_technology">Target 5.b: Promote empowerment of women through technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Target 5.b: Promote empowerment of women through technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.b is: "Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This target has one indicator: Indicator 5.b.1 is the "Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex".<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A UN progress report from 2020 stated that: "<a href="/wiki/Digital_literacy" title="Digital literacy">Empowering women with mobile telephones</a> has been shown to accelerate social and <a href="/wiki/Economic_development" title="Economic development">economic development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p><p>There are wide gender gaps in internet access and use. Men are 21% more likely to have internet access than women, rising to 52% in the world's least developed countries.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The majority of those offline are women in developing countries, reinforcing gender inequalities. Between 2013 and 2019, the gender gap in online use rose from 11% to 17%. In least-developed countries over the same period, the gap rose from 30% to 43%.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_5.c:_Adopt_and_strengthen_policies_and_enforceable_legislation_for_gender_equality">Target 5.c: Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Target 5.c: Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The full title of Target 5.c is: "Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels."<sup id="cite_ref-:17_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4">: 4 </span></sup> </p><p>This target has one indicator: Indicator 5.c.1 is the "Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for <a href="/wiki/Gender_equality" title="Gender equality">gender equality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_empowerment" title="Women's empowerment">women's empowerment</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-SDGtracker5_8-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDGtracker5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Custodian_agencies">Custodian agencies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Custodian agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Custodian agencies are responsible for monitoring and reporting of indicators:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Indicator 5.1.1: <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">United Nations Women (UN Women)</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank (WB)</a>, <a href="/wiki/OECD" title="OECD">Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.2.1 and 5.2.2: <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)</a>, <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">UN Women</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Population_Fund" title="United Nations Population Fund">United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organisation (WHO)</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_on_Drugs_and_Crime" title="United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime">United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime</a> (UNODC)</li> <li>Indicator 5.3.1 and 5.3.2: <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.4.2.: UNSD, <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">United Nations Women (UN Women)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.5.1: IPU, <a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">United Nations Women (UN Women)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.5.2: <a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labor Organization (ILO)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.6.1: and 5.6.2 is: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Population_Fund" title="United Nations Population Fund">United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.a.1 and 5.a.2: <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO)</li> <li>Indicator 5.a.2: <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO)</li> <li>Indicator 5.1: <a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union (ITU)</a></li> <li>Indicator 5.c.2: UN Women, <a href="/wiki/OECD" title="OECD">Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monitoring_progress">Monitoring progress</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Monitoring progress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An annual report is prepared by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a> evaluating the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is a high-level progress reports for all the SDGs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Challenges">Challenges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Challenges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals#Challenges" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals § Challenges</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Girls_playing_school_game.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Girls_playing_school_game.jpg/220px-Girls_playing_school_game.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Girls_playing_school_game.jpg/330px-Girls_playing_school_game.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Girls_playing_school_game.jpg/440px-Girls_playing_school_game.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Girls playing during school time - there is still inequality in education</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impact_of_COVID-19_pandemic">Impact of COVID-19 pandemic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in 2020 also posed a challenge in achieving gender equality. The impact of COVID-19 on women has been significant. Some examples include compounded economic impacts, increased unpaid care work (such as during school closures), an increase in domestic violence and other factors.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has affected women as they are more vulnerable and have reduced access to treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evidence shows there has been an increase in violence against women during the pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Links_with_other_SDGs">Links with other SDGs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Links with other SDGs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Even though SDG 5 is a stand-alone goal, other SDGs can only be achieved if SDG 5 is achieved,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4">: 4 </span></sup> i.e. the needs of women receive the same attention as the needs of men. The link between SDG 5 and the other SDGs has been extensively analysed by <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a> Women's report on gender equality in the <a href="/wiki/2030_Agenda" class="mw-redirect" title="2030 Agenda">2030 agenda</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_development" title="Sustainable development">sustainable development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organizations">Organizations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IWD_2014-_Parade,_official_launch,_and_UN_Women_stall_(14232490474).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg/220px-IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg/330px-IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg/440px-IWD_2014-_Parade%2C_official_launch%2C_and_UN_Women_stall_%2814232490474%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Visitors to the stall finish the sentence "I support women in leadership because…"</figcaption></figure> <p>Several global organizations have vowed to achieve progress towards SDG 5 in various ways. For example: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UN_Women" title="UN Women">UN Women</a> works for the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_empowerment" title="Women's empowerment">empowerment of women</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equality_Now" title="Equality Now">Equality Now</a> advocates for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vital_Voices" title="Vital Voices">Vital Voices</a> works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment, women's political participation, and human rights.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme" title="United Nations Development Programme">UNDP</a> works to promote women's participation and leadership in all forms of decision-making.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Children%27s_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Children's Fund">UNICEF</a> builds partnerships across the global community to accelerate gender equality.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">WHO</a> is working for a world in which no one misses out on health services because of their gender – or for any other reason.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sustainable_Development_Goal_5&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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