Gender Inequality in Italy and Sweden Essay - 3321 Words

Theresa Larsen Professor Eijmberts GLS102 24 November 2014 The Roots of Gender Inequality: What Accounts For the Differing Gender Inequalities in Sweden and Italy? On September 20th of this year, Emma Watson gave a powerful speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York to address the gender inequalities endured by women worldwide. Although most nations have possessed an increasing focus on gender equality in the past century, gender stereotypes and sexist customs continue to pervade the modern world. Despite initiatives taken to combat gender inequality, many developed European countries, notably Italy, have failed to give women equal rights. With a score of just 40.9 on the Gender Equality Index, it is clear that Italy has†¦show more content†¦This, in turn, reveals the reluctance of many Italian citizens to stray from traditional gender roles, which is ultimately a source of failing gender equality in Italy. Even though Italy has seen an increase in the number of women who go to school, its education system has failed to undergo the internal changes needed to shape values of equality within Italian citizens. The emphasis on gender equality in Swedish education can be viewed as partly responsible for the enforcement of other reforms aimed at promoting gender equality in Sweden, which are lacking in Italy. Some of these reforms include the reforms in the 1960s and 1970s aimed at increasing participation of married women in the labour market. These reforms included the â€Å"abolition of joint taxation† and other progressive reforms including publicly financed day care for children as well as very generous, sex neutral parental leave. These specific measures have helped promote equal responsibility for children between men and women and have ultimately facilitated married women’s ability to balance paid work with family life. 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