GENDER EQUALITY − A CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING HUMAN SECURITY
GENDER EQUALITY − A CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING HUMAN SECURITY

Summary/Abstract: Humanity, since ancient times, has known rivalries and contradictions related to the temptation of the power to dominate. Human security is jeopardized by the degrading, inhuman actions made by people around us. The concept of today human security knows a new dimension, gender equal opportunities, without ruling out classical dangers and threats. Equality is based on ensuring full participation of all persons to economic and social life, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, religion, age, disability or sexual orientation. Inevitably, when we talk about equal opportunities, unfortunately, there emerges the phenomenon of discrimination and social conduct. Discrimination is, in fact, one of the reasons why equality is not respected as a guiding principle. We believe that the oldest and most widespread form of discrimination is gender discrimination. In this regard, this paper aims to make an inventory of the main differences in cultural stereotypes that promote gender diversity, discriminating different social roles of women compared to men, which may be generating human insecurity.

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