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  • 1. What is a common barrier to gender equality?
A) Equal representation
B) Inclusive policies
C) Equality laws
D) Gender stereotypes
  • 2. What can individuals do to promote gender equality?
A) Avoid conversations about gender
B) Ignore inequality
C) Support unequal treatment
D) Challenge stereotypes and biases
  • 3. What is one way to empower women in society?
A) Promote gender stereotypes
B) Restrict career opportunities
C) Limit reproductive rights
D) Provide access to education and resources
  • 4. How do gender stereotypes affect individuals?
A) Eliminate societal norms
B) Expand possibilities and promote equality
C) Enhance personal growth
D) Limit opportunities and perpetuate discrimination
  • 5. What is the relationship between gender equality and human rights?
A) Gender equality is a fundamental human right
B) Human rights are gender-specific
C) Human rights exclude certain genders
D) Gender equality restricts human rights
  • 6. What is the term for the belief that one gender is inherently superior to another?
A) Sexism
B) Feminism
C) Gender-based Violence
D) Gender Equality
  • 7. Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?
A) United States
B) New Zealand
C) Canada
D) United Kingdom
  • 8. In what year did the United Nations adopt the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?
A) 1950
B) 2005
C) 1990
D) 1979
  • 9. What is an economic impact of gender inequality?
A) Sustainable economic development
B) Enhanced business performance
C) Increased job opportunities for all genders
D) Loss of potential economic growth
  • 10. What is a benefit of gender equality in the workplace?
A) Improved productivity and innovation
B) Decreased opportunities for growth
C) Stagnant progress
D) Decreased employee satisfaction
  • 11. Which sustainable development goal focuses on gender equality?
A) SDG 5
B) SDG 3
C) SDG 10
D) SDG 13
  • 12. Who was an early advocate for gender equality mentioned in the text?
A) Simone de Beauvoir
B) Betty Friedan
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Christine de Pizan
  • 13. What was the focus of the Cairo Programme of Action in 1994?
A) Reducing global population.
B) Meeting individuals' reproductive needs rather than demographic targets.
C) Focusing solely on economic growth.
D) Promoting industrial development.
  • 14. What was the time span covered by the European Union's second Gender Action Plan?
A) 2016–2020
B) 2009–2014
C) 2015–2020
D) 2017–2022
  • 15. Which country in Central Asia introduced a 'Concept for Family and Gender Policy until 2030'?
A) Turkmenistan
B) Uzbekistan
C) Kazakhstan
D) Kyrgyzstan
  • 16. What was the time span of Kazakhstan's Strategy for Gender Equality initiated by presidential decree?
A) 2006–2016
B) 2010–2020
C) 2000–2010
D) 1995–2005
  • 17. In which city is the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) located?
A) Paris, France
B) Vilnius, Lithuania
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Brussels, Belgium
  • 18. What is one of the goals of the United Nations in promoting gender equality?
A) Help create a sustainable living environment
B) Promote single-gender schools
C) Reduce women's participation in politics
D) Increase global military presence
  • 19. When was the Magna Carta of Women signed in the Philippines?
A) August 14, 2009
B) September 5, 2008
C) July 21, 2010
D) June 15, 2011
  • 20. Who signed the Magna Carta of Women into law?
A) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
B) Joseph Estrada
C) Benigno Aquino III
D) Rodrigo Duterte
  • 21. What does the Magna Carta of Women require for women in policy formulation?
A) Focus solely on economic opportunities
B) Exclusion from governance roles
C) Participation in decision-making processes
D) Limited involvement in planning
  • 22. Which organization emphasizes comprehensive empowerment strategies for women?
A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
C) World Bank
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
  • 23. What is one example of an initiative involving men in gender equality?
A) Encouraging fathers' involvement in maternal health
B) Limiting boys' education to traditional subjects
C) Promoting male-only economic programs
D) Excluding women from leadership roles
  • 24. What percentage of agricultural policy documents reviewed by the FAO set gender equality as a clear objective?
A) 75%
B) 19%
C) 13%
D) 50%
  • 25. In what year did the Generation Equality Forum culminate in Paris with significant announcements for advancing women's rights?
A) 2021
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2019
  • 26. How much was pledged in investments to advance women's rights during the Generation Equality Forum?
A) Nearly US$40 billion
B) US$10 billion
C) US$50 billion
D) US$25 billion
  • 27. What global event significantly impacted women and girls, prompting gender-responsive recovery measures in the Generation Equality commitments?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Climate change
C) Global financial crisis of 2008
D) Syrian civil war
  • 28. How many Action Coalitions were outlined in the Generation Equality Forum to achieve concrete targets by 2026?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Four
  • 29. What landmark event occurred 25 years before the Generation Equality Forum, emphasizing gender equality?
A) 1995 Beijing Conference
B) 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
C) 2000 Millennium Development Goals
D) 2015 Sustainable Development Goals
  • 30. What percentage of agricultural policies reviewed by FAO explicitly encouraged rural women's participation in policymaking?
A) 13%
B) 50%
C) 19%
D) 75%
  • 31. What does VAW stand for?
A) Violence against Women
B) Voluntary Association with Work
C) Vulnerable Adult Welfare
D) Victims of Aggression Worldwide
  • 32. Which group is identified as high-risk for intimate violence in the United States?
A) College students.
B) Immigrants.
C) Teenagers.
D) Senior citizens.
  • 33. According to The Lancet's typology, who are more likely perpetrators of violence against women?
A) Strangers
B) Anonymous attackers
C) Someone the woman knows, such as a family member or intimate partner
D) Government officials
  • 34. What type of violence involves non-consensual medical procedures on female genitalia?
A) Female genital mutilation
B) Forced labor
C) Sexual harassment
D) Domestic abuse
  • 35. Which type of violence includes unwanted sexual advances or remarks?
A) Sexual harassment
B) Verbal abuse
C) Emotional manipulation
D) Physical assault
  • 36. What was the record number of transgender individuals murdered in 2020?
A) 250
B) 400
C) 300
D) 350
  • 37. What percentage of transgender people who were linked to sex work in 2018 were victims of intimate partner violence?
A) 77 percent
B) 85 percent
C) 65 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 38. What percentage of transgender people who were homeless in 2018 were victims of intimate partner violence?
A) 90 percent
B) 60 percent
C) 80 percent
D) 72 percent
  • 39. What percentage of trans women of color were included in the fatalities tracked by the Human Rights Campaign from 2013 to 2018?
A) Seventy percent
B) Eighty percent
C) Sixty percent
D) Ninety percent
  • 40. What is one form of violence related to the choice of partner mentioned in the text?
A) Police brutality
B) Honor killings
C) Cultural marginalisation
D) Workplace discrimination
  • 41. Which region is particularly noted for the impunity in murders of women?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) Latin America
  • 42. What term refers to cultural practices that result in violence against women and girls?
A) Social customs
B) Cultural norms
C) Harmful traditional practices
D) Traditional rituals
  • 43. What term refers to the higher prices of products marketed towards women compared to similar products for men?
A) Gender Wage Gap
B) Feminine Markup
C) Women's Discount
D) Pink Tax
  • 44. How much more do studies suggest women pay annually due to gendered discriminatory pricing?
A) $1,400
B) $2,000
C) $3,000
D) $500
  • 45. How many hours per week do adult men work on average, including retired individuals?
A) 23 hours
B) 15 hours
C) 40 hours
D) 30 hours
  • 46. What percentage less do women earn compared to males overall?
A) 25%
B) 13%
C) 10%
D) 50%
  • 47. By how much could increasing women's equality in banking and the workplace potentially boost the global economy by 2025?
A) $28 trillion
B) $35 trillion
C) $10 trillion
D) $15 trillion
  • 48. What is the average number of hours women work per week in the European Union?
A) 40 hours
B) 30 hours
C) 15 hours
D) 23 hours
  • 49. What is a common practice that restricts women's freedom of movement in some societies?
A) Mandatory community service
B) Participation in local governance
C) Seclusion within the home
D) Compulsory education
  • 50. What is classified as labor exploitation by the International Labour Organization?
A) : Equal pay for equal work
B) Forced abortion coerced by an employer
C) : Voluntary maternity leave
D) : Flexible working hours
  • 51. What percentage of the world's illiterate adults are women?
A) Three quarters
B) One third
C) About two thirds
D) Half
  • 52. Which country had the highest proportion of women in its Lower House of Parliament as of 2015?
A) Switzerland
B) Rwanda
C) United States
D) Bolivia
  • 53. In which year did Switzerland establish gender equality in marriage?
A) 1988
B) 1978
C) 2008
D) 1998
  • 54. Which country's criminal code allows husbands to 'punish' their wives without it being considered a crime?
A) Iraq
B) Namibia
C) Botswana
D) Lesotho
  • 55. What was the primary reason parents in developing countries might send only their sons to school?
A) Distance to schools
B) School fees
C) Lack of interest
D) Early marriage for daughters
  • 56. Which resolution called for female participation in politics and expressed concern about women's marginalization?
A) 2011 UN General Assembly resolution
B) 2015 UN Women's conference
C) 2009 UN Security Council resolution
D) 2020 Human Rights Council resolution
  • 57. What was the legal subordination of married women in European countries until?
A) The 1960s
B) The 1970s
C) The 1990s
D) The 1980s
  • 58. Which country abolished the marital power of husbands in 2006?
A) Lesotho
B) Botswana
C) South Africa
D) Namibia
  • 59. Which Supreme Court case ended a wife's legal subordination to her husband in the United States?
A) Loving v. Virginia
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Kirchberg v. Feenstra, 450 U.S. 455 (1981)
  • 60. In which year did the Netherlands achieve full legal equality between husband and wife?
A) 1978
B) 2000
C) 1984
D) 1990
  • 61. Which organization called for the end of discriminatory family laws?
A) UNESCO
B) CEDAW
C) UNICEF
D) OHCHR
  • 62. Which Kurdish movement led to co-governance of towns and cities in northern Syria?
A) The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
B) The Kurdistan Workers' Party
C) The Democratic Union Party (PYD)
D) The Movement for a Democratic Society
  • 63. In which sphere are women often stereotyped to be less productive?
A) The workplace
B) The household
C) Community services
D) Educational institutions
  • 64. What percentage of Pulitzer prizes for foreign reporting have been won by women?
A) Ninety percent.
B) A quarter.
C) Half.
D) Seventy-five percent.
  • 65. What did a study of Bedouin women in Israel reveal?
A) Most were aware of their legal rights.
B) 60% did not know what a restraining order was.
C) They preferred traditional dispute resolution methods.
D) The majority had used restraining orders effectively.
  • 66. What did an Amnesty International report reveal about public opinion in Hungary regarding marital rape?
A) Most people were aware of the illegality of marital rape.
B) The majority supported legalizing marital rape.
C) Public awareness campaigns had been highly successful.
D) 62% did not know that marital rape was illegal.
  • 67. Which area has the largest gender disparity according to the Global Gender Gap Report?
A) Educational attainment
B) Health and survival
C) Economic participation and opportunity
D) Political empowerment
  • 68. What was a concern raised by the American Anthropological Association regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A) It would be universally accepted without any criticism.
B) It would define universal rights from a Western perspective.
C) It would focus solely on non-Western perspectives.
D) It would ignore human rights issues entirely.
  • 69. Which term describes a system where men hold primary power in roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control over property?
A) Masculism
B) Matriarchy
C) Egalitarianism
D) Patriarchy
  • 70. What is the term used to describe harmful norms associated with traditional masculinity?
A) Men's rights
B) Toxic masculinity
C) Coloniality of gender
D) Masculism
  • 71. What is the term for a system where women hold primary power?
A) Matriarchy
B) Masculism
C) Patriarchy
D) Egalitarianism
  • 72. What is the term for laws that aim to provide equal rights regardless of gender?
A) Equal Pay Act of 1963 (United States)
B) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
C) Equality Act 2006 (UK)
D) Anti-discrimination law
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