The effects of globalization have been gender-differentiated because of the differences between men and women in terms of access to and control over assets and economic resources. In addition there have been differences across different segments of women.

At its core, feminism is the belief in full social, economic, and political equality for women. Feminism largely arose in response to Western traditions that restricted the rights of women, but feminist thought has global manifestations and variations.

Feminism is defined as the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. The goal of feminism is to challenge the systemic inequalities women face on a daily basis.

Economic growth is the main channel through which globalization can affect poverty. What researchers have found is that, in general, when countries open up to trade, they tend to grow faster and living standards tend to increase. The usual argument goes that the benefits of this higher growth trickle down to the poor.

Many of the studies in Globalization and Poverty in fact suggest that globalization has been associated with rising inequality, and that the poor do not always share in the gains from trade. Without doubt, Harrison asserts, globalization produces both winners and losers among the poor.

In real terms, gender inequality is a major challenge on local, national and global levels. Not only does it affect the lives of individual men and women, but the inequality between genders also stunts economic growth and hinders development.

When it comes to countries where girls have a difficult time finding equal opportunities, the WEF says these are the five with the most gender inequality:

1. Yemen.
2. Pakistan.
3. Syria.
4. Chad.
5. Iran. On education alone, Iran isn’t the worst.

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Gender inequality affects everyone, including men. Stereotypes or ‘rules’ about how women and men, girls and boys should be begin in childhood and follow us through to adulthood. Not everyone experiences inequality the same way.

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