Sustainable Development Goals - Overview

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Gender Equality
  • Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.1.1: Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex Environmental   Governmental  

  • Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.2.2: Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence Environmental  

  • Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age Environmental  

  • Target 5.4: Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.4.1: Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location Economic   Environmental  

  • Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life Economic   Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments Environmental   Governmental  

    • Indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions Economic   Environmental  

  • Target 5.6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.6.1: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care Environmental  

    • Indicator 5.6.2: Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education Environmental   Governmental  

  • Target 5.a: Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws Economic  

    • Indicator 5.a.1: (a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure Economic   Environmental   Governmental  

    • Indicator 5.a.2: Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control Environmental   Governmental  

  • Target 5.b: Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women Economic  

    • Indicator 5.b.1: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex Economic   Environmental  

  • Target 5.c: Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels Governmental  

    • Indicator 5.c.1: Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment Economic   Environmental   Governmental  

Alignment with Agenda 2063 - Goals

  • Goal 3: Healthy and Well-Nourished Citizens.
    Strong   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 5: Modern Agriculture for increased productivity and production.
    Weak   Aspiration 1.  
  • Goal 17: Full Gender Equality in All Spheres of Life.
    Strong   Aspiration 6.  
  • Goal 18: Engaged and Empowered Youth and Children.
    Weak   Aspiration 6.  

Alignment with Agenda 2063 - Targets

  • Target 3.2 : Increase 2013 levels of access to sexual and reproductive health services to women by at least 30%
    T5.6 Strong  
  • Target 5.3 : Increase youth and women participation in integrated agricultural value chains by at least 30%
    T5.a Strong  
  • Target 10.5 : Double ICT penetration and contribution to GDP
    T5.b Strong  
  • Target 10.6 : Realize at least 70% increase in broadband accessibility by 2020
    T5.b Strong  
  • Target 10.7 : Digital broadcasting is achieved as the norm by 2016
    T5.b Strong  
  • Target 10.8 : Attain 100% mobile penetration by 2020
    T5.b Strong  
  • Target 17.1 : Equal economic rights for women, including the rights to own and inherit property, sign a contract, save, register and manage a business and own and operate a bank account by 2026
    T5.1 Strong   T5.5 Weak   T5.a Strong  
  • Target 17.2 : At least 20% of women in rural areas have access to and control productive assets, including land and grants, credit, inputs, financial service and information
    T5.5 Weak   T5.a Strong  
  • Target 17.3 : At least 30% of all elected officials at local, regional and national levels are Women as well as in judicial institutions
    T5.5 Strong   T5.c Strong  
  • Target 17.4 : At least 25% of annual public procurement at national and sub-national levels are awarded to Women
    T5.a Strong   T5.c Strong  
  • Target 17.5 : Increase gender parity in decision making positions at all levels to at least 50-50 between Women and Men
    T5.5 Strong  
  • Target 17.6 : Solemn Declaration Index (SDI) developed by GIMAG and ECA on Gender is computed bi-annually and used in making policy / resource allocation decisions.
    T5.c Strong  
  • Target 17.7 : Reduce 2013 levels of violence against women and Girls by at least 20%
    T5.1 Strong   T5.2 Weak  
  • Target 17.8 : Reduce by 50% all harmful social norms and customary practices against women and girls and those that promote violence and discrimination against women and girls
    T5.1 Strong   T5.3 Weak   T5.4 Weak  
  • Target 17.10 : End all forms of political, legal or administrative discrimination against Women and Girls by 2023
    T5.1 Strong   T5.c Strong  

Alignment with Agenda 2063 - Indicators

  • Indicator 3.2.3 : % of women in the reproductive age 15-49 who have access to sexual and reproductive health service
    I5.6.1 Strong   I5.6.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 5.3.4 : % increase of youth and women participating in intergrated agricultural value chain
    I5.a.1 Weak   I5.a.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 10.5.9 : Internet penetration rate
    I5.b.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 10.5.10 : Mobile penetration rate
    I5.b.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 10.5.11 : % of ICT contribution to GDP
    I5.b.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 10.6.12 : Increase in broadband accessibility
    I5.b.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 10.7.13 : Share of digital broaddcasting as a percentage of the total
    I5.b.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.1.2 : Proportion of women enterpreneurs and CEOs
    I5.5.1 Strong   I5.5.2 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.1.4 : A legal framework exists that includes women's economic rights with special measures to guarantee women's equal rights to inheritance and land ownership and control
    I5.1.1 Weak   I5.5.1 Strong   I5.5.2 Strong   I5.a.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.1.5 : Proportion of women in managerial positions by sector
    I5.5.1 Weak   I5.5.2 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.2.6 : % of loan portfolios disbursed to women by size of portfolio (R/U)
    I5.1.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.2.7 : Share of women among agricultural land owners by age and location (U/R)
    I5.5.1 Strong   I5.5.2 Strong   I5.a.1 Weak   I5.a.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.3.8 : Proportion of women judges, prosecutors, etc
    I5.5.2 Weak   I5.c.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.3.9 : Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, regional and local
    I5.5.1 Weak   I5.5.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.4.10 : Share of public procurement budget awarded to women owned businesses
    I5.a.1 Strong   I5.a.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.4.11 : Proportion of women owned and managed businesses that were awarded public procurement at national and subnational level
    I5.c.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.5.12 : Gender parity index in political and managerial
    I5.5.1 Weak   I5.5.2 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.6.13 : Continental indicator
    I5.c.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.7.14 : Proportion of women and girls subjected to sexual and physical violence disaggregated by intimate partner or non intimate partner
    I5.1.1 Strong   I5.2.1 Weak   I5.2.2 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.7.16 : Number of reported cases of violence by intimate or non intimate partner
    I5.2.1 Weak   I5.2.2 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.8.17 : Percentage of girls and women who have gone undergone FGM/C, by age group
    I5.3.1 Strong   I5.3.2 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.8.18 : Percentage of women aged 18-24 who were married or in a union before age 18
    I5.3.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.8.19 : Existence of legislation that prohibits FGM
    I5.1.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.8.20 : Percentage of reported cases for FGM
    I5.1.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.8.21 : Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote equality and non- discrimination on the basis of sex
    I5.1.1 Weak  
  • Indicator 17.10.26 : % of law enforcement officers and judicial personnel trained to adequately deal with issues of discrimination against women and girls
    I5.1.1 Strong  
  • Indicator 17.10.28 : Existence systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women's empowerment, existence of gender based budgeting
    I5.c.1 Weak