gender equity

collocation in English

meaningsofgenderandequity

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gender
noun
uk
/ˈdʒen.dər/us
/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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equity
noun
uk
/ˈek.wɪ.ti/us
/ˈek.wə.t̬i/
finance & economicsspecialized
the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company ...
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(Definition ofgenderandequityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgender equity

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Privatization, accompanied by emphasis on reducing costs and maximizing efficiency, may have an important impact ongenderequityin healthcare access and financial protection.
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Since they challenge the norm of home-based care, they may represent a move in the direction ofgenderequity.
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There is nothing in this measure that promotesgenderequity.
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It is estimated to affect most balances positively, except choice/ quality for the care provider,genderequityand the creation of a welfare mix.
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The foundation ofgenderequityis cooperation and collaboration among students, educators/music educators, education organisations, families, and the community.
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Activists point out that such injunctions make a mockery of the concept ofgenderequity.
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These were followed bygenderequity(18 %), the provincial administration, insecurity and corruption (14 % each).
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At its best, it also seeks to facilitate democratisation, political participation, andgenderequity.
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This review assesses the impact of four key health care reforms, that is, decentralization, financing, privatization and priority setting, ongenderequityin health.
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Genderequityand the valuing of care work are therefore very closely intertwined.
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Benefiting disadvantaged beneficiary groups, such as women, by promotinggenderequityin access to resources and agricultural knowledge through participatory research should be social goals of participatory research.
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One such balance pertains togenderequity.
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Women supporters and combatants had not had a chance to articulate a position on internal representation of women, or ongenderequityin party policy.
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Urban areas may show moregenderequityin terms of access to public primary education, but males are still more likely to continue studies through secondary school.
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Does she accept that, regrettably,genderequityin primary and secondary education is unlikely to be reached by 2005?
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Our education policy is focused on the achievement of the internationally agreed target of universal primary education by 2015 andgenderequityin primary and secondary education by 2005.
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We are strongly committed to the international development targets of achieving universal primary education by 2015 andgenderequityin primary and secondary schooling by 2005.
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