gender equality
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gender equality
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Nathanielsen announced the creation of the commission, tasked with shedding light on the legal implications of the campaign, in August 2024 when she was Greenland's minister of justice and gender equality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Since then, though, succession has become a surprisingly powerful engine of gender equality in Congress.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
I would enshrine gender equality in the Constitution, explicitly clarifying that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of our founding document.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
These regions have seen relatively recent gains in gender equality, and experts say this environment is fuelling men's hunger for manosphere content.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
But in the years between the two world wars, children in Soviet schools were treated with complete gender equality, with girls and boys studying the same subjects.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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