Gender equality is CARE’s central organising principle. We cannot achieve women’s economic justice, climate justice, health equity, the right to food, water, and nutrition, or equal access to humanitarian assistance without addressing gender inequality.
Gender remains one of the most fundamental sources of inequality in the world today. Across nearly every country, women earn a fraction of men’s incomes, and trans/non-binary people are disproportionately impacted by poverty and denial of fundamental rights.
Globally, around one in three women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence, most often at the hands of an intimate partner. Gender-based discrimination fuels food insecurity, safety risks, and exclusion from life-saving services and opportunities. More than 60% of the world’s hungry are women and girls, but women and girls disproportionately bear the burden of meeting their families’ food and care needs.
As well as underpinning everything that we do, CARE’s gender equality work focuses on improving the rights of women, girls, and marginalised groups in three key areas:
Latest gender equality news and stories
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CARE’s Early Action Fund: Supporting communities to act against disaster – before it happens
Find out how CARE's Early Action Fund has transformed life for women in Matare village in Zimbabwe.
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International Day of Education: Supporting children with disabilities to break down barriers in Somalia
Read how a programme in Somalia has supported over 43,000 children who have been impacted by multiple crises and displacement to access safe, quality education.
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Building caring economies as a pathway to economic and gender justice
Today’s International Day of Care and Support puts a welcome spotlight on the importance of care in all its forms. Poor investment in care is one of the most significant barriers to women and girls fully realising their economic opportunities and rights.
