5. Gender Equality: Achieve Gender Equality And Empower All Women And Girls

TARGET 5.6

• By 2030 ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

INDICATORS

• Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

• Whether universal access to contraceptive and SRH information and services is included in national policy

TARGET 5.2

• By 2030 eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

INDICATORS

• Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

• Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place o9f occurrence

TARGET 5.3

• By 2030 eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

INDICATORS

• Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married of in a union before age 15 and before age 18

• Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

UNCRPD ARTICLES ALIGNED WITH SDG 5

• Article 6 of the CRPD recognizes that women and girls with disabilities are subjected to multiple discrimination; the elimination of harmful practices requires effective women-and child-focused legislation and policies as outlined in article 16 of the CRPD

• The provision of social protection policies is covered by article 28 of the CRPD

• The right to participation in political and public life relates to article 29 of the CRPD; the right to the same range and quality and standard of free or affordable sexual and reproductive health is recognized in article 25 of the CRPD

• The right to reproductive and family planning is ensured through respect for home and family (CRPD article 23)

• Women’s right to ownership over land, property and inheritance is acknowledged in CRPD article 12’s right to equal recognition before the law

• And the right to accessible information and communications for women and girls is outlined in article 21 of the CRPD

• The promotion of gender equality for women and girls with disabilities is recognized in article 8 of the CRPD on awareness-raising, in addition articles 5, 7, 9 and 31 are applicable