Impact of Gender Discrimination on Development of Young Girls in Conservative Societies

This report analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on the development of young girls in traditionally conservative societies. It identifies the importance of gender equality, major issues of gender discrimination, and how it affects females. The report aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the impact of gender discrimination on young girls' mental health, developmental progress, and other factors.

IMPACT OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION UPON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG GIRLS IN TRADITIONALLY
CONSERVATIVE SOCIETIES

Contents
Abstract and Keywords................................................................................................................................3
Literature.....................................................................................................................................................7
Critical appraisal....................................................................................................................................13
Ethical appraisal.....................................................................................................................................14
Data abstraction....................................................................................................................................15
Analysis..................................................................................................................................................15
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................17
References.................................................................................................................................................19
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Abstract and Keywords
Gender inequality can have an impact on the employees working within a workplace or
around the world. This is because there can be a reduction in their overall performance as well as
motivational level. In order to eliminate gender inequality, females should also be given
appropriate as well as adequate opportunities. Schools are the best platforms on which gender
discrimination can be proven, for example, in schools, a lot of girls receive less help and support
as compared to boys for pursuing the studies a girl likes to opt for. Therefore, it can be stated that
there are various ways as well as measures that can be implemented to reduce or avoid gender
inequality among the people. Gender equality promotes economic effectiveness and other
development benefits as well. As a result, the purpose of this update is to determine the impact of
this sort of prejudice on young girls' mental health, developmental progress, and other factors.
The respective report will explain the impact of gender discrimination upon the development of
young girls in traditionally conservative societies. This will be beneficial for the readers as they
will be able to enhance their existing knowledge about the impact of inequality among the people
based on their gender.
Background and Aims & Objectives
Gender inequality in emerging countries, particularly those with historically conservative
societies where males hold a prominent position. The goal is to acquire in-depth knowledge,
data, and experience about young girls in underdeveloped countries who may have aspired to
achieve something extraordinary in their lives but are forced to suffocate their ambitions owing
to historically conservative standards and attitudes. Gender equality is significant in and of itself.
Development is a continuous process of extending freedoms for all individuals, male and female,
on an equal footing. Overall production will grow if women's abilities and talents are adequately
used. Women currently make up 40% of the global work force and much more than half of the
worlds largest college students. For example, if female farmers had equal access to productive
like land and fertilisers as males, agricultural production in underdeveloped nations might rise by
2.5 to 4%. Closing the gender gap in well-being is as important as lowering poverty levels in
terms of development. Gender equality promotes economic effectiveness and other development
benefits as well. As a result, the purpose of this update is to determine the impact of this sort of
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prejudice on young girls' mental health, developmental progress, and other factors.
Discrimination against certain gendered persons, such as women, has been studied in the
negotiating setting, in hiring, referral, and labor contexts after the academic settings. Outside of
the workplace, discriminating encounters are reported to be common across gender, racial, and
height/weight prejudice, particularly from service suppliers that give or deny substandard
services. This kind of encounter that a certain gender has occurs throughout academic system,
with counsellors or professors discouraging students from pursuing higher education and funding
denials. Apart from those there are different kind of reasons that explains that holders generally
Gender equality affect sustainable development as empowering movement and promoting and
increasing gender equality in the society is very important for the sustainable development of the
society. In order to analyse the importance and impact of gender discrimination there is a few
questions and objectives of this report so that it has become easy to analyse the importance and
impact of gender discrimination.
Aim:
To identify the impact of gender discrimination upon the development of young girls in
traditionally conservative societies.
Objectives:
 To identify the importance of gender equality in the society.
 To analyse that how does gender inequalities affect females.
 To identify the major issues of gender discrimination.
Introduction
Women's limited independence and rejection of their privileges to health and bodily
dignity are rooted in gender discrimination and women's low prestige: when women have poor
health and wellbeing and limited decision-making authority, this has a detrimental effect on their
children's survivorship and healthy expansion. There are several reason through which an girls is
affected by the inequalities like Inequalities that females experience might begin at birth and
continue throughout their lives. Girls in some nations lack access to health care and sufficient
nutrition, resulting in a higher death rate. Gender disparities worsen when females enter
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adolescence. Girls are significantly more affected by child marriage than males. Apart from there
are so many reasons that affect society and development of the society like Gender equality is
first and foremost a social justice issue, ensuring that all people have equal access to rights,
resources, and opportunity. However, it enriches and secures our civilizations. Women's rights,
in other words, is both a precondition of growth and an issue of long-term peace and stability.
Apart from this there are several causes of the Gender inequality like an even exist to education,
job separation, lack of Religious freedom, lack of political representation, with medical care,
lack of legal protection and many more. Gender discrimination is very important because it helps
in the economic development. Sister never development of this society is completely dependent
on the ending discrimination towards the women and getting them equal access towards the
education and opportunities for the employment. Is this report going to analyse the impact
thousand in discrimination upon the development of young girls in traditionally Conservative
societies. Apart from this this report also going to consider literature review and some aims in
order to analyse the prevalence of gender discrimination in Conservative society in their effects
on their development and growth of young girls.
Rationale
Gender inequality seems a pervasive feature in developing nations; for example, women are also
found to be underrepresented among the top positions in most of the nations, even across the
most developed nations, the average incidence of females among managers is less than 30%. The
more discriminatory a social institution would be a lower rate showed by female participation is
seen within the labour force (Oecd.org, 2021). For instance, early marriages being largely forced
seem a major factor here and accessing the paid jobs to women seems critical not only for
personal development but also for economic growth and development.
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Figure 1: Male and female labour force participation
(Source: Oecd.org, 2021)
As a consequence of the above facts, it is found that the young girls once seeing that their
mother, sisters, cousins and other people of the same gender are rudely discriminated in this
world concerning the professional field, personal well-being, schooling and receiving facilities,
feel low to take a step towards own growth and development. They since their childhood see and
experience that much discrimination, which lowers their confidence level, getting broken down,
losing all strengths and making them feel devastated. These feelings obstruct them to see their
progress, development and growth, as a result, gender discrimination restricts their overall
growth physically, mentally, personally and professionally. Hence, the reason behind carrying
out this research is to identify the effects of gender discrimination on the development and
growth of young girls, specifically in traditionally conservative societies like Yemen, South
Africa and Asia.
The context for the study
Gender inequality refers to the social phenomenon in which women and men are treated
unequally; this ill-treatment may arise from variations concerning psychology, biology or
cultural norms prevalent within the society. As per the UNICEF, boys and girls experience
gender inequality at their homes, schools and communities each day and their parents might
assume an unequal responsibility for the household works, with the mothers bearing a brunt of
chores and caregiving (Unicef.org, 2021). Furthermore, the majority of underpaid and low
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skilled community healthcare workers, who are found to attend to children, are female in gender
having limited opportunities for their professional growth.
Schools are the best platforms on which gender discrimination can be proven, for example, in
schools, a lot of girls receive less help and support as compared to boys for pursuing the studies a
girl likes to opt for. Hence, this usually is carried out for a wide range of reasons such as the
safety, sanitation and hygiene needs of girls get neglected, which restrict them from regularly
attending classes. In addition, discriminatory education materials and teaching practices also
develop gender gaps in learning and developing skills. This discriminatory attitude from the
school management results in only 1 in 4 girls with age-range 15-19 years are neither educated
nor employed or even training as compared to 1 in every ten boys (Unicef.org, 2021).
As per the UNDP (United Nations Development Program), gender inequality remains a primary
barrier to the progress of human development; for measuring the relationship between gender
inequality and human development, GII (Gender Inequality Index) is proposed. Applying this
Index reveals that the higher would be the GII value of a nation, the more disparities between
males and females would be encountered and then the more loss would be experienced to the
progress of human development (Hdr.undp.org, 2021).
The above social concern imposes long-lasting and serious consequences for women with other
people belonging to a marginalized gender. Hence, exposure to objectification, socioeconomic
inequality and discrimination, inequality always leads to depression, anxiety, PTSD (Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder) and low self-esteem (Medicalnewstoday.com, 2021).
Literature
Gender equality
According to Coffman et al. (2018), discrimination contributes to the gender gaps concerning
advancement and earnings, wherein, discrimination against a specific gendered people such as
women has been considered in the bargaining context, in hiring, referral and employment context
following the academic contexts. Puhl, Andreyeva and Brownell (2018) stated that
discriminatory experiences lie outside of the employment settings are found to be prevalent
across gender, race and height/weight discrimination, specifically from service providers via the
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provision or denial of poorer services. This type of experience that a specific gender goes
through lies across the educational institutions via discouragement by advisors or teachers from
seeking higher education with denial of scholarships. Gender inequality seems a pervasive
feature in growing nations; for example, girls are also determined to be underrepresented among
the pinnacle positions in maximum of the international locations, even throughout the most
evolved nations, the common prevalence of females among managers is much less than 30%.
Newman (2014) commented that improving gender equality has become an essential element for
strengthening the workforce numbers, skill mix and distribution, as discrimination seems a
specifically significant aspect of gender within the workforce; for example, from the perspective
of Devaluation theory, it can be argued that female skills and tasks are devalued in the labour-
force markets. Melki and Mallat (2016) provided some factual data, wherein, the percentage of
the United States women, who reported experiencing sexual harassment varies from one study to
another, even the most conservative facts and figures at a consistent rate put the prevalence of
more than 40%. In addition, it has also been stressed that approx 50% of American women
experience sexual harassment, sexual coercion and unwanted sexual attention.
As per Worldpopulationreview.com (2021), a conservative society means one that is having
traditional beliefs and values. Yemen is the most conservative nation followed by Iran, Pakistan,
Mali, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Lebanon and others. Mukamana, Machakanja and Adjei,
(2020) commented that in different parts of this world, women experience inequality in every
aspect of life, along with the workplace, household, schools and politics. Women also experience
sexual victimization and IPV (Intimate partner violence). ATW (Attitude towards women) is
found to be a key cultural index, for instance, ATW is strongly associated with attitudes towards
rape, abortion and actual violence against women. For example, Turkey is the country, where the
gender gap still seems comparatively higher than in other developing nations. As per the GGG
(global gender gap) report, Turkey ranks 131st out of 144 developing nations concerning gender
equality, carrying a score of 0.625. Bugay, Delevi and Mullet (2021) agreed with the fact shared
by 12, for example, the employment status held by a woman may sometimes threaten their
partner’s ego, status and role as the family breadwinner, specifically in the conservative
communities stressing the gender roles.
Impact of the above facts on the young generation of girls
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Arthur et al. (2018) reflected that Uganda has around 46% of girls below 18 years, who are
already married and approx 20-24% are married or even pregnant women even at the age or
before 15 years. It is followed by traditionally conservative and stereotypical thinking that
reflects that virginity was and even continues for being highly valued for girls, however not for
boys, although, they emphasize on the girls’ virginity at the time of their marriage that appears
for being changing. Furthermore, polygamy remains an effective and strong cultural norm in
some communities such as Uganda; whereas polygamy seems unacceptable as per the dominant
Christian values within Uganda, it seems still culturally acceptable, however, revitalized as
informal polygamy in which Uganda men can have multiple relationships with women under the
so-called term, modern polygamy. These rituals and traditional values followed by a
conservative society give unlimited flexibility, scope to bring modifications and discounts like
buy one get one free offer; although these features can only be available to men of Uganda, they
can modify their ritual values from informal polygamy to modern polygamy, one marriage
leading to have multiple marriages and all. These so-called believes and traditional values
followed by these types of the nation make the entire society male dominating, where, females
get drastically discriminated, losing their hope of having a better life, living a life like a toe-shoe
for their partners, feeling like a slave for their husbands and all. All these feelings mentally haunt
them to quit their life here, their anxiety and depressive level also seem comparatively higher
than men and make them suffocate with the unacceptable societal norms like girls need to be
virgins until their marriage, girls need to behave like a girl, girls dress inappropriately that forces
men to rape them and other taboo thinking imposed by the conservative society on them (Arthur
et al., 2018).
Heise et al. (2019) commented that in marriages, wherein gender discrimination is common to
experience like girls under 15 years are forcefully tie their knot with a man of 30-35 years old,
men have full freedom to live their bachelorette, even girls do not have even freedom to live their
childhood journey. Hence, in marriages indulging young girls, childbirths tend for occurring
early that is associated with increased health risks resulting in parts due to physical limitations of
smaller and younger bodies. Thus, this author gives an angle for identifying the physical effects
that discrimination imposes on a girl getting married at their earliest age, 12-15.
What this review may add to and what is already known
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This review may add some facts, figures and data reflecting that how conservative societies play
a major role in bringing huge differences in a life led by a boy and a girl. This review adds some
key information about how a man leads his life and how a girl in developing nations like Turkey,
Uganda, Yemen, Sub-Saharan Africa and others can even not live her childhood life. This review
adds data bringing differences reflecting that how early marriage of a girl hampers their mental
health along with physical health as well. This review reveals that discrimination, sexual
harassment, IVF would be some reasons behind the prevalence rate of depression, and anxiety
and maternal mortality rate among women higher than men. However, it was already known that
as compared to developed nations, girls and women in the developing nations experience gender
discrimination and harassment in every aspect of life such as education, professional and
marriage.
Reasons behind the update
The reason behind updating this is supported by the prevalence of gender inequality in the
developing nations, specifically the one, which has some traditionally conservative society
giving the men a dominant place within it. The reason is to gain in-depth knowledge, data and
experience concerning the young girls in the developing nations, who might have dreamt of
achieving something special in their life, however, due to traditionally conservative norms and
values, they need to strangulate their dreams. Hence, the reasons behind this update are to
identify the effects of this type of discrimination experienced by young girls on their mental
health, developmental growth and others.
Review Aims
Statement of review questions
This research report aims to determine the prevalence of gender discrimination in a conservative
society and its effects on the development and growth of young girls.
How does gender discrimination affect the development of a young girl growing in a
conservative society?
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This research question leads the research to focus on how a conservative society brings
discrimination between a girl and boy and how that different approach leads to the development
of a young girl in its way.
Objectives
 To carry out an in-depth analysis of gender discrimination and its effects
 To interpret the effects of the same on the developmental process of girls
 To make suggestions to promote supports and help young girls in the conservative
society
Methodology and Protocol
Design: The respective research report is based on qualitative design, wherein, the research
selects various articles based on the same topic to be reviewed to meet the objectives and aim
mentioned in the above chapter. Thus, this design leads the researcher to explore secondary
sources such as PubMed, Google Scholar and Cochrane databases to obtain relevant articles
leading this study to meet its objectives and aim. The application of the qualitative research
method seeks analytic, open-minded and the uses of exploratory approach (Stenfors, Kajamaa,
and Bennett, 2020). Similarly, all these aspects of the qualitative research method are to be
applied during the gathering and analysing the findings suited to this research topic.
Search strategy: For obtaining relevant data and information, databases such as Google Scholar,
PubMed, Elseviers, Medline and Government reports are explored, where only those articles are
picked that have some similarities with the motive behind this research and only those articles
are picked, which are easily available and readily accessible that is having PDFs available. In
addition, keywords such as gender discrimination, gender inequality, girls, development, growth,
developing nations, conservative traditions, conservative society, harassment/sexual
discrimination, impact/effects, and women empowerment are used. There are some restrictions
such as articles being published before 2011 are not taken, articles not having PDFs; articles not
in English are also not taken including a limited number of articles are surfed. The Internet
search strategy is applied in this context.
AND It means that gender Discrimination affects the physical AND mental health of young
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girls
OR This means that the population involves young adolescents OR those below 18 years.
NOT The population indulged in this study specifically mentions young girls NOT elder
women
“ ” “Population belonging the group of young girls”
() (Young Girls)
Table 1: Search Strategy
Results of applying the above strategy reveal that the sources help the study to obtain findings
within the scheduled time; hence, the respective strategy gives scope to the researcher to
accomplish the overall study within a limited budget.
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500 records are identified via
database searching
6 records are determined
through other sources
300 records were removed because of duplication concerns
40 full-text or pdfs articles accessed for eligibility
20 studies are involved in the qualitative synthesis
300 records are
excluded
100 are not on
Gender
Discrimination
100 articles
based on male
populations
100 articles are
published
before 2012
250 records got screened
11 articles are excluded
6 are based on both the
genders
5 are based on the developed
nations
Identification
Screening
Title &
Abstracts
Eligibility
Full-text or
full Pdfs
available
Included
9 Articles get included
in this research
Each of those based on
gender discrimination
Nations such as Yemen,
Uganda, Turkey, Sub-
Saharan and Asian
Girls were the
population

Figure 1: PRISMA
The above applications varying from qualitative research method to internet search strategy help
the researcher to complete this study even with having some limitations. Hence, this type of
approach is used to not let the constraints affect the expected outcomes of this research.
Study selection
Inclusion criteria are given below:
 Publication year must be after 2011
 Easily available and readily accessible
 Full-Text or PDF available
 Having some relevance related to this study’s title and aim
 Must include the above-mentioned keywords
Exclusion Criteria are mentioned below with PICO
Population Young girls
Intervention Promotions of education, gender equality, girls’ development &
economic development
Comparison Young girls with boys
Outcomes Conservative society also gets better opportunities for their
economic development
A positive relationship between girl’s development and economic
development
Young girls experiencing gender discrimination get slower in their
development and this discrimination imposes a huge effect on their
mental and physical growth
Table 2: Exclusion Criteria
Critical appraisal
To accomplish the research study in an effective manner, it is important to get quality and
relevant literary pieces, and that is why the articles have been found out in an effective manner.
In the above-stated passages, the inclusion and exclusion criteria have been elaborated, and by
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considering the discussion, it can easily be understood that relevant and quality articles have
been found out for the research paper. However, in this regard, it is also very important to
highlight the criteria that have been used in order to determine study quality and justification.
Here, the processes that have been used in order to get the work done are going to be
highlighted.
 First of all, the research questions of the studies that have been used for the paper have
been considered. The first criterion was about the relevance of the research questions of
these studied with this research paper
 The methods of the studies have also been considered and it means that the second
criterion was about the authenticity of the methods used in the chosen literary pieces
 After considering these factors, the conclusion of each study has been considered. All of
these factors have been analysed in an effective manner, and by doing the same, the third
concern was about the relevance of the paper with respect to this research work.
Mohajan (2018) has stated that each research is required to involve an explicit and systematic
process. Hence, a critical appraisal process is also required to be effective. By doing all of these
factors, literary pieces have been found out, and it means that proper literary pieces have been
found out and used in this paper. The information of the literary pieces has been used herein in
the results and discussion section. Themes have been developed based on the information, and it
makes the research accomplishment process easier. As an effective appraisal process has been
used here, authentic information has been used throughout the discussion section, and that is why
the authentic answer to the research questions have been obtained and it can be regarded as the
outcome of the appraisal process.
Data extraction table
Study Design Participant
s
Interventions Outcome obtained
Coffman
, K.B.,
Exley,
C.L. and
When
gender
discrimina
tion is not
50 Women
were
included of
the age 14-
Gender discrimination
in a typically male
workplace is not
necessarily driven by
Based on use of survey
strategy
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Niederle,
M., 2018
about
gender.
Boston:
Harvard
Business
School.
20 years misogyny. Rather,
employers are less
willing to hire applicants
associated with a lower
performing group-even
if that group is defined
by a demographic
characteristic other than
gender.
Newman
, C.,
2014
Time to
address
gender
discrimina
tion and
inequality
in the
health
workforce.
Human
resources
for health,
200 high-
risk women
who are
aged 18 or
above
A high level of gender
discrimination is being
seen within the health
workforce.
DNDi is committed to
gender-responsive
practices in global health
research and
development. No one
should suffer from lack
of treatment because
their disease can't turn a
profit.
Melki,
J.P. and
Mallat,
S.E.,
2016
Block her
entry,
keep her
down and
push her
out:
gender
discrimina
Arab and
internationa
l female
journalists
working in
Lebanon,
qualitative
interviews
This study examines
why female journalists
in an Arab country
continue to be
marginalized. It
hypothesized that a set
of interrelated factors,
pertaining to gender
Findings suggest that
structural, institutional
and cultural obstacles
that have faced women
for centuries around the
globe continue to operate
with potent effects in
Lebanon, and by
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tion and
women
journalists
in the
Arab
world
with 26
female
journalists,
as well as
analysis of
ownership
documents
and minutes
of board
meetings.
discrimination, sexual
harassment, and the lack
of a legally and socially
enabling environment,
work together to
systematically
discourage and block
women's entry into the
news field, push those
who made it out of the
profession, and keep
those who have endured
down and siloed in
specific roles away from
decision-making and
policy-setting positions.
extension in the Arab
region.
Bugay,
A.,
Delevi,
R. and
Mullet,
E., 2021
Attitude
toward
women in
Turkey:
Combined
effect of
sex, place,
and
culture.
Current
Psycholog
y, 40(7).
A
convenienc
e sample of
3235
students
from 16
universities
in Turkey
was
presented
with the
Turkish
versions of
the ATW
Sex and vertical
collectivism interacted:
Among males, the
impact of vertical
collectivism on ATW
was stronger than it was
among females. A
complex model of
effects is suggested in
which negative ATW in
Turkey depends on (a)
place and (b) sex in
interaction with culture.
examined the combined
effect of sex and gender
socialization, place and
political orientation, and
culture (individualism-
collectivism) on Turkish
students’ attitudes toward
women (ATW).
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Scale, the
Bem Sex
Roles
Inventory,
and the
Individualis
m-
Collectivis
m scale.
Ethical appraisal
In research studies, ethical factors play an important role. Research can be regarded as an
essential and powerful tool in leading man towards progress (Pandey and Pandey, 2021).
Improper utilization of ethical principles can lead man to negative consequences. In order to
establish ethical aspects of the review, library resources have been accessed by using the proper
authorization process, and only such resources have been used where authentic sources can be
obtained. Checking the honesty and integrity of resources can be regarded as the main principle
used to judge ethical quality. As the research is based on secondary resources, any misleading
information provided in the resource could affect the ethical area of this research study, and this
is the reason why the honesty and integrity of each paper have been checked before using it in
the paper. A proper ethical appraisal process has been used here, and that is why it has been
possible to complete the research without using any misleading information. The research topic
is related to the social aspect. The utilization of any misleading information would be unethical
and it could affect society as well. Hence, using these ethical principles was necessary in this
regard.
Data abstraction
Data abstraction was one of the most important parts of the research accomplishment process as
with an effective data abstraction process, it becomes easier to get the most credible data and it
ensures a successful research accomplishment process. Verification of extracted data by
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considering the viewpoint of other scholars can be regarded as the most effective process that has
been used here in order to make the data abstraction process effective. Some variables have been
used here in order to ensure proper data abstraction and these variables are “gender
discrimination in conservative societies” and “the development of young girls in conservative
societies”. These two variables have a significant relationship and finding out the dependency
among them, the research has been done. Based on these factors, the variables have been used in
regard to the data abstraction process.
Analysis
It is a fact that building research and relating it to existing knowledge can be a challenging
matter in academic papers (Snyder, 2018). In order to handle the challenge properly, a proper
data analysis process should be used. Data analysis plays an important role in regard to the
research accomplishment process Research can be regarded as a process of searching for
knowledge (Nayak. and Singh, 2021). Research becomes able to find out an authentic conclusion
if a proper data analysis process is adopted, and that is why the data analysis strategy has to be
founded out by considering the objectives and topic of the research study. Met synthesis is the
data analysis process that has been done in this regard. Meta-synthesis is a process where
qualitative data is brought together so that a new interpretation of the research field can be
formed. This data analysis process can help researchers to build proper concepts based on the
research questions and objectives. The systematic review can be regarded as an example where
this data analysis process is used. In this regard, findings get integrated. In this regard, these
findings are based on qualitative studies. In regard to the accomplishment of the research, data
has been obtained from secondary resources, and after that, this qualitative data of secondary
resources have emerged properly so that proper themes can be generated. Based on the findings
of the resources, themes have been generated here, and discussion has been made under each
theme. At the time of developing the themes, the research questions have been considered, and it
is a reason why the research study has been easier.
Results and Discussion
Gender inequality seems a primary cause and effect associated with poverty including hunger; it
has been estimated that around 60% of people being chronically hungry are girls and women
(UN Women, 2021). Furthermore, on average, women make up around 43% of the agricultural
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labour force across developing nations. Some shreds of evidence indicate that around 70% of the
employed women across South Asia are in agriculture, as over 60% of employed women across
sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the significance of developing programs and policies that
highlight their interests, needs and constraints. In addition, less than 20% of the landholders of
the world are women, who represent fewer than 5% of every agricultural landholder in West
Asia and North Africa, although, in sub-Saharan Africa, they make up an average of 15%
(Inequality.org, 2021).
This social issue, gender inequality or gender discrimination can usually be seen in developing
nations, for example, in many nations, culture and traditions pose obstructions to the economic
development of women, thus, understanding their effects seems a key to effective developmental
policies (Oecd.org, 2021). For example, Sudan is the 102nd country concerning increasing
awareness of gender discrimination, whereas, Yemen comes at 98th position in the same field. In
nations having high SIGI (Social Institutions and Gender Index) values such as Afghanistan,
Sudan and Mali, building schools and giving micro-credit to women risk being ineffective while
traditions forbid girls from leaving the house alone after puberty. In addition, these people are
deprived of access to information, technology and land, wherein, SIGI shows persistent
discrimination with repression within sub-Saharan African, the Middle East and southern Asia
(Oecd.org, 2021).
It can be stated that by undertaking this report, it was found that gender inequality can
have a significant impact on the overall performance as well as motivation of the employees. It
has been analysed that organizations should implement various effective measures to ensure that
the employees do not feel any kind of inequality among the staff members. Gender prejudice and
resulting gender discrimination start in adolescence. From the instant they’re born, girls and boys
face unequal gender norms concerning expectancies and access to sources and possibilities, with
lifelong consequences – of their homes, schools and communities. For instance, the arena’s boys
are regularly advocated to head to school and get an education to prepare for paintings, whilst
girls convey heavy family responsibilities that hold them from college, growing the percentages
of child marriage and pregnancy. Gender inequality in businesses is a complex phenomenon that
may be visible in organizational structures, procedures, and practices. For girls, some of the
maximum dangerous gender inequalities are enacted within human resources (HRs) practices.
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This is because HR practices (i.E., regulations, choice-making, and their enactment) have an
effect on the hiring, training, pay, and merchandising of women. Despite this, more than 35
million girls, compared to 31 million boys, do not attend school in developing nations, with two-
thirds of the these girls belonging to ethnic communities.
Discrimination in opposition to women from or even before delivery ensures them a
marginal function in Indian society, and guarantees that they are poorer, less educated, and
facing more unemployment and health dangers than guys. The cumulative results of these
inequalities worsen deprivation however the contrary is likewise actual and by way of addressing
inequality a fine multiplier effect can lessen poverty. Targeting gender inequality for the
eradication of poverty has been proposed and reiterated in various paperwork and at numerous
forums. Gender discrimination is any motion that excludes or negative aspects human beings
primarily based on their gender. It consists of actions which can be intentionally unfair and
actions which might be by chance unfair. Gender discrimination is fueled with the aid of sexism,
which is prejudice based totally on sex or gender. In most countries, sexism devalues ladies and
femininity and privileges men and masculinity.
Conclusion
The study also demonstrates that promoting gender equality has significant, long-term
beneficial effects on GDP per capita. Due to more women in STEM education, increased labour
market involvement by women, and a smaller gender pay gap, the findings suggest that gender
equality initiatives have a beneficial influence on economic growth. Gender inequality appears to
be a key cause and impact of poverty, particularly food; it is reported that 60 percent of
chronically hungry individuals are women and girls. Moreover, women account for around 43%
of the agricultural labour force in developing countries on average. According to some research,
agriculture employs approximately 70% of South Asian women and over 60% of women in Sub-
Saharan Africa. It emphasises the need of creating programmes and policies that reflect their
concerns, needs, and limitations. Furthermore, women make up less than 20% of the world's
landowners, accounting for less than 5% of all agriculture landowners in West Asia and North
Africa, yet accounting for more than half of all landowners in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gender
inequality or discrimination is a common societal problem in developing countries. For example,
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in many countries, culture and traditions block women's economic progress; hence, recognising
their consequences appears to be a key to efficient developmental programmes. Sudan, for
instance, is ranked 102nd in the world when it comes to raising gender discrimination awareness,
while Yemen is ranked 98th. Building schools and providing microcredit to women in countries
with high SIGI (Social Institutions and Gender Index) values, such as Afghanistan, Sudan, and
Mali, risks being ineffectual, since customs restrict females from leaving home alone after
adolescence. Gender inequality is frequent, such as when girls under the age of 15 are forced to
marry a man between the ages of 30 and 35, and although males have complete freedom to live
their own lives, girls do not have the same freedom. As a result, in marriages involving young
females, delivery is more likely to occur early, which is linked to greater health risks due to the
physical limits of smaller and younger bodies. As a result, this author provides a perspective for
detecting the physical repercussions of prejudice on a girl marrying at the age of 12-15. Over the
last quarter-century, every area of gender equality—access to education and health, economic
possibilities, and voice within homes and society—has seen an uneven pattern of improvement.
The gender gap has narrowed in certain areas, including such education, but improvement has
indeed been less for those that are poor and suffer other obstacles, such as race. Even among
well-off females and in nations that otherwise have grown swiftly, the gap has been sluggish to
narrow in other categories. In virtually all nations, the gender gap in proper education has closed,
and it is rapidly closing in secondary school. Girls currently exceed males in high schools in
about one-third of emerging nations. In two-thirds of the nations for which data are available,
young females outnumber young men in academic institutions: women now account for 51% of
all university students worldwide.
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