Gender equality:
what’s taking us so long?
This mission is aligned with SDG5: Gender equality, and it’s aim to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
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According to the United Nations, the world is NOT ON TRACK to achieve gender equality by 2030; not even close.
At the current rate, it will take 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to close gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws, and 140 years to achieve equal representation in leadership in the workplace.
Issues such as poverty, education, and global health all contribute to this gender imbalance.
But what are the root causes of this and how can we accelerate the activity that will have a real impact and bring us closer to a truer global equality?
In this mission, we ask:
- What are the constraints that are holding women back from being able to make an equal contribution in the boardroom and in government?
- How does gender inequality impact society, organisations and us as individuals?
- And, crucially, how can we close the gap? How can responsible management practices help to empower women and girls and achieve true gender equality?
Find out how you can help us with our mission and access our free content on gender equality and the UN SDGs below.
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- Free journal articles on gender equality
- What are the constraints that are holding women back from being able to make an equal contribution in the boardroom and in government?
- How does gender inequality impact society, organisations and us as individuals?
- How can responsible management practices help to empower women and girls and achieve true gender equality?
- More free content on gender equality
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We publish mission led social science research that tackles key societal challenges aligned with the UN SDGs. In doing so we work with academics who collaborate across disciplines and countries, and with industry and government, to publish research that influences thinking, changes policies, and positively makes a difference to lives beyond the walls of academia.
If you're a researcher or practitioner looking to publish a paper in this area, you can browse our full list of journals by subject area or view our latest call for papers to find the perfect home for your research.
If you are looking to publish a book or a case study, you can find the resources to help you submit, publish and promote your research on our publish with us page. If you still have questions or would like to talk to us about how you can get involved with our missions, get in touch with us directly using the form at the bottom of this page.
Find out everything you need to know about the subject of gender equality, what the current research is saying, and the areas we'd love to see more research from in the future, in this video introduction from our goal advisor Professor Richard Oloruntoba and colleagues.
Free journal articles on gender equality
The purpose of our missions is to ensure that the research we publish can fully play its part in solving significant global challenges. This is why we have selected a series of articles aligned with the subject of gender equality and made them free to access, so that you too can benefit from this research.
What are the constraints that are holding women back from being able to make an equal contribution in the boardroom and in government?
Issues such as poverty, education, and global health all contribute to the current gender in-balance in the workplace. In this section we examine these in-balances in more detail, focussing on government, the boardroom and public services such as the military.
How does gender inequality impact society, organisations and us as individuals?
Gender inequality has far-reaching consequences, not just for women but for all of us, including some you might not expect. In this section, we examine how gender equality effects our income, health and mental well-being.
How can responsible management practices help to empower women and girls and achieve true gender equality?
This section examines ways in which the gender gap might be closed: from pro-gender policies to everyday empowerment techniques. How are these methods implemented? And are they effective?
International Journal of Sociology and Social PolicyMore free content on gender equality
Journal articles are just one way our researchers are talking about gender equality. Explore some of our other forms of content: including free book chapters, open access content, podcasts, and more below.
Publication date: 14 December 2023
Featured journals
Find out more about the journals we've used to select articles for this page. You can also search for a specific journal by subject area on our find a journal page or view our latest call for papers to find the perfect home for your research.
Need help publishing your article? You can find guides and resources to help you publish your article on our publish in a journal page.
Gender in Management: An International Journal
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
Strategic HR Review
Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance
Journal of Criminal Psychology
Journal of Public Mental Health
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare
International Journal of Social Economics
Corporate Governance
Journal of Health Organization and Management
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Corporate Communications: An International Journal
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
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