While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world.

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Unfortunately, at the current time, 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15-49 have reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period and 49 countries currently have no laws protecting women from domestic violence. Progress is occurring regarding harmful practices such as child marriage and FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), which has declined by 30% in the past decade, but there is still much work to be done to completely eliminate such practices.

Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Schedule
2020
Wednesday, April 29th
10:15 AM

"Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 and 2019"

Disha Dureja '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Logan Link '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Erin Yoo '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:45 AM

Abortion

Resh Mukherjee '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Caroline Jade Hall '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Erin Overstreet '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Inequality of Mental and Emotional Health at IMSA

Rushil Sambangi '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Cindy Oh '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Karrick McGinty '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM

Underrepresentation of Women in Political Leadership Around the World

Hannah Johnson '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Advait Patel '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:20 AM

The silent danger on college campuses

Jasmine Liu '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Emilia Daniels '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM