Gender equality
Bishop Cotton Boys’ School/Bengaluru Nearly 3000 students, parents, teachers, boys and girls, participated in a 16 Days cyclothon and walkathon in India in 2016 as part of the Orange The World campaign spearheaded by UN Women, to raise awareness of gender-based violence. The unfinished business of our time Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Moreover, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth. Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women, warns UN Women. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to end the multiple forms of gender violence and secure equal access to quality education and health, economic resources and participation in political life f...