5. Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all of our nation’s women to achieve their goals and the nation’s goals.
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls throughout the nation.
5.2
Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
5.3
Eliminate all harmful practices of gender inequality.
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to equal pay.
5.b
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.
5.c
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.