G20 Called for 'Gender-Inclusive Climate Action'. Is it Another Empty Rhetoric in India's Context?

Sep 23, 2023 | Divya Pradeep and K.C. Adaina
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A recent report by UN Women paints a worrisome global picture of the progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pertaining to gender equality. Among several concerns raised, the report predicts that going by the current trends of progress, by 2030, nearly 8% of the world’s female population will live in extreme poverty and close to a quarter will experience moderate to severe food insecurity. The report also points to the deeply entrenched gender gap in leadership positions and in the uneven distribution of unpaid care and domestic work between men and women.