Gender Equality and Education for Sustainable Development- General Overview and Way Forward

Abstract

According to Medical Women's International Association’s Training Manual for Gender Mainstreaming in Health (2002), “Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men; and girls and boys.” World Survey on The Role of Women In Development. “Gender Equality And Sustainable Development” by the United Nations (2014) says, Gender equality implies that the interests, needs and priorities of both the sexes are taken into consideration, recognizing their diversity and coming up with something very substantial in a better future. Gender equality is an approach towards human right principle and a basic prerequisite for sustainable, nation-centered development for improving the overall status of life and living standards. Integrating gender equality with sustainable development requires profound conceptual understanding of both concepts and their inter-linkages in actual settings. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development report of United Nations further asserts that, “any real advances in sustainable development cannot be achieved without commitment of gender equality and the inclusion of women.” Citation: Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Inayat Ullah Dar (2019). Gender Equality and Education for Sustainable DevelopmentGeneral Overview and Way Forward. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (IJAMSR) ISSN:2581-4281, 2 (1), January, 2019, # Art.1118, pp 52-58 International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (IJAMSR) ISSN:2581-4281 Volume 2, Issue 1, January, 2019 IJAMSR 2 (1) www.ijamsr.com CrossRef: https://doi.org/10.31426/ijamsr.2019.2.1.1118 IJAMSR 2(1) www.ijamsr.com January 2019 53 International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research (IJAMSR) ISSN:2581-4281