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