What is The Church’s Social Teaching Saying About Gender Equality?
Abstract
Each one of us is born and raised up in a family. Some of us have been raised up by both parents, some by a single parent, some by relatives, and some by guardians, while others have grown up in streets with fellow children. We all have been in some sort of community following some rules. In growing up, we are taught several things by our parents, guardians, elders, and even our peers which help us acquire skills to survive and fit well in a particular society. The wisdom taught to us largely depends on the ethnic group, religion, race and even the country we are born and grow up in. But a major influencing factor on what is taught to
us is our gender.
Description
When we talk about gender equality, we are not talking about strict egalitarianism between male and females. We are talking about equality in terms of access to opportunities in all sectors of society and enjoyment of human rights and freedoms. It is about correcting and rejecting inequalities based on gender that disregard the dignity and rights of women or men. Talking about gender equality is not really being feminist. Feminism is the intellectual and political commitment to ensuring gender equality. In terms of access to opportunities and equity in enjoyment of human rights and freedoms, gender should not be a relevant consideration. It should be about justice and fairness.Citation
Liche, D. (2008). What is the Church's Social Teaching on Gender Equity?Publisher
Jesuit Centre for Theological ReflectionCollections
- Human Rights [1]