gender equality

noun

1. the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gender equality¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“Repeating this way of decision-making has already shown us that they don’t understand what kind of change needs to be made, to see they are now really supporting gender equality,” she said.

From Washington Post

I’d spent 2019 telling anyone who would listen that 2020 was going to be a landmark year for gender equality.

From Time

The new investor put her dollars behind Clevr Blends, a startup making instant milk lattes that has yet to take any outside funding, as part of her broader push to support gender equality.

From Fortune

Throughout her near half-decade on the global stage—and long before—Meghan Markle has made gender equality one of her core causes.

From Fortune

Five years ago, it named Rose Quartz and Serenity blue as a nod to gender equality.

From Quartz

How does one support gender equality without coming across as disingenuous or, even worse, as pandering?

From The Daily Beast

Lipper expects a diverse reaction, but she hopes to inspire not just women, but men as well to get onboard with gender equality.

From The Daily Beast

Still, she is sceptical of attempts to take the bite out of the gender equality movement.

From The Daily Beast

The sexual revolution helped usher in gender equality not simply in the bedroom but in the workplace and everywhere else too.

From The Daily Beast

In 2013, Taiwan passed an amendment to its Gender Equality Act allotting women three paid days of menstrual leave each year.

From The Daily Beast