Issue Briefs
Gender Equality Proves Indispensable to Global Development
By Aneesh Chatterjee
Sukarya-led Gender Equality for Adolescent Girls class, Gurugram, India. Photo: Joel Meyers
Sustainable Development Goal 5 stands as a cornerstone of global progress, championing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls worldwide. Recognizing that gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a critical driver of peace, prosperity, and sustainability, the tenets of SDG 5 address the systemic barriers that hinder women and girls from fully participating in society.
These targets not only uplift individuals but also strengthen communities, economies, and nations, underscoring the reality that empowering women and girls is essential to building a more equitable and sustainable future for all. To that end, many of GlobalWA’s member organizations have deployed multi-sector support and philanthropic investment in programs that build a just and equitable future for women across the world.
The Global Washington community supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for building a better and more sustainable future for us all.