Equality is Crucial for Democracy

Politicians are fond of announcing that “we are entering a new era”. But the unfortunate truth is that this new era does not exactly seem to be a promising one as far women’s rights are concerned. 

Not a single country is on track to achieve gender equality, according to the 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Gender Index, the most comprehensive global survey of its kind. 

Less than a decade ago, the SDG were established by the international community as part of the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development. This saw 193 countries collectively pledge to eradicate poverty and hunger, find sustainable development solutions, foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies and ensure human rights for all by 2030. 

And yet in 2025 we find global solidarity in major crisis. Armed conflicts are proliferating, climate breakdown accelerating, and societies are becoming more hostile, more inward looking and less cooperative.