‘Women hold up half the sky’: Gender mainstreaming and women’s inequality in Australia

Volume: 64, Pages: 49 - 52
Published: Jan 1, 2004
Abstract
'Women hold up half the sky' is an old Chinese saying indicating that gender is an important consideration in social affairs. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaffirmed the belief in the equal rights of men and women. Despite this, women experience considerable disadvantage and discrimination, a phenomenon perpetuated by gender-differentiated structures. The nature of and reasons why gender inequality persists in Australia,...
Paper Details
Title
‘Women hold up half the sky’: Gender mainstreaming and women’s inequality in Australia
Published Date
Jan 1, 2004
Volume
64
Pages
49 - 52
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