ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS

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5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere


5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

  • GRI Indicators: G4-LA14, G4-LA15

  • Poverty Footprint Indicators: PF-18.3, PF-18.5

  • Women's Empowerment Principles: Does the organization have a zero-tolerance policy regarding gender based violence?


5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilations

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 as agreed in accordance with the Program of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

  • Poverty Footprint Indicators: PF-14.7 iii)

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5.a. 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

5.b. Enhance the use of enabling technologies, in particular ICT, to promote women’s empowerment

  • Understanding & Measuring Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE): Economic Advancement Indicators, Agency / Decision Making


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