The absence of discrimination on the basis of a person's gender in authority,…

Gender equality implies that women, men, boys, and girls have equal value and enjoy equal access to resources, opportunities, rights, and responsibilities, without discrimination based on their sex. The goal is to ensure that an individual's life outcomes are not determined by their gender. Gender awareness refers to the understanding and knowledge of the differences in roles and experiences between men and women due to gender. Gender neutrality is a practice that stresses non-discriminatory treatment of all genders in society and law, aiming to correct ingrained gender biases. Gender equality is considered the goal, while gender neutrality is one of the practices that help achieve that goal. Gender roles are the socially constructed norms, behaviors, and activities that a given society considers appropriate for men and women, which vary across cultures and time.