Gender Equality

SDG 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Despite progress, gender disparities persist in many areas, including political representation, workplace opportunities, and education, limiting the potential of women and girls.

How engineering can make it happen

Ensuring women’s access to technology and engineering will close many gender gaps, ensuring that women benefit from and participate in the technology revolution, which is critical to achieving the SDGs. Diversity of thought is vital for innovation and the development of solutions that reflect community standards, values, and aspirations. New technologies developed by engineers are increasingly empowering female users in work and entrepreneurship, including mobile communications and the internet, which facilitate women’s access to banking and financial and information services.