THIS IS GENDER (IN)EQUALITY 2023
Welcome to a virtual exhibition of This is Gender (In)Equality 2023. This online collection seeks to shed light on gendered social issues through the lens of contemporary artworks. Spanning a diverse range of mediums, this collection focuses on the messaging of gender equalities and inequalities, offering a thought-provoking and visually captivating exploration of the subject.
Gender inequality marks one of the most pervasive and persistent patterns in the distribution of power. We see evidence of this, nearly invisible and overt, everywhere. Nearly 2.4 billion working age women live in countries that do not grant them the same rights as men, and this inequality appears to be worsening. In 2022, around the world, countries collectively adopted the fewest gender-related reforms in more than two decades while some governments made legal changes to strip women of existing rights, including freedom of movement and their ability to get a job. It will be nearly three centuries before women and girls are equally protected around the globe. Wars, famines and natural disasters have also had more severe impacts on the well-being of women. And the most recent report from Global Health 50/50, Workplaces: worse for women shows that despite progress on gender equality in organisations active in global health, male leadership pervades.
A project of Global Health 50/50, This is Gender (In)Equality, aims to inspire as well as draw attention to pressing gendered struggles. The collection showcases artworks from all around the world, collating diverse representations of gendered power, relationships, and experiences: from the intimate sphere of body autonomy, to access to education and aspirations; from navigating care responsibilities to the professional environments of power and decision-making.
Through documentary photography, staged photographs, collages and various forms of fine art, the artists featured in this exhibition communicate multifaceted concepts. Each artwork serves as a powerful voice, inviting viewers to reflect on the complexities and nuances of gender-related experiences worldwide. From diverse geographical locations, representing the voices of people and communities from around the world, these images offer unique insights into the shared challenges and triumphs faced by individuals in different cultural, social, and economic contexts.
This 2023 collection prompts some critical reflections on gendered social issues and is also a celebration of gender and everyday life. We hope you enjoy the exhibition.
Gender inequality marks one of the most pervasive and persistent patterns in the distribution of power. We see evidence of this, nearly invisible and overt, everywhere. Nearly 2.4 billion working age women live in countries that do not grant them the same rights as men, and this inequality appears to be worsening. In 2022, around the world, countries collectively adopted the fewest gender-related reforms in more than two decades while some governments made legal changes to strip women of existing rights, including freedom of movement and their ability to get a job. It will be nearly three centuries before women and girls are equally protected around the globe. Wars, famines and natural disasters have also had more severe impacts on the well-being of women. And the most recent report from Global Health 50/50, Workplaces: worse for women shows that despite progress on gender equality in organisations active in global health, male leadership pervades.
Global Health 50/50 is proud to use images from the This is Gender (In)Equality 2023 collection on the cover and inside the annual Global Health 50/50 Reports. Silvia Viana’s ‘Eyes Always Lie’ is on the cover of the 2023 report, Workplaces: Worse for Women. |
A project of Global Health 50/50, This is Gender (In)Equality, aims to inspire as well as draw attention to pressing gendered struggles. The collection showcases artworks from all around the world, collating diverse representations of gendered power, relationships, and experiences: from the intimate sphere of body autonomy, to access to education and aspirations; from navigating care responsibilities to the professional environments of power and decision-making.
Through documentary photography, staged photographs, collages and various forms of fine art, the artists featured in this exhibition communicate multifaceted concepts. Each artwork serves as a powerful voice, inviting viewers to reflect on the complexities and nuances of gender-related experiences worldwide. From diverse geographical locations, representing the voices of people and communities from around the world, these images offer unique insights into the shared challenges and triumphs faced by individuals in different cultural, social, and economic contexts.
This 2023 collection prompts some critical reflections on gendered social issues and is also a celebration of gender and everyday life. We hope you enjoy the exhibition.
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Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free
by Lauren McLaughlinScotland, 2023
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THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN?
by Madeleina KayUK, 2020
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THE HARBINGER OF ETERNAL DEATH IN TANGIER
by Christine DixieSouth Africa, 2023
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LUNCHTIME DIRECTIONS
by Cynthia EisenbergBuenos Aires, Argentina, 2019
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WAITING FOR MARRIAGE II
by Nnebuifé KwubeïLagos, Nigeria, 2023
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ACCESS W BANKING
by AyaworanHO3DLagos, Nigeria, 2023
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CHANGE THE THOUGHT
by Shahriar FarzanaBangladesh, 2023
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ACOMPAÑANTAS
by Mahé ElipeTamaulipas, Mexico, 2023
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/PƏˈFƆːM(Ə)NS/: A SILENT STORY TOLD, A STATEMENT, A PERFORMANCE
by Aljohara JejeJeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2018
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SUMMERTIME
by Ogorogile NongMidrand, Kyalami, 2020
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REMAINS OF A HOME
by Trevor CoopersmithUSA, 2023
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FREE CHILD CARE
by Mehreen ZainPakistan, 2023
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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
by Silvia AlessiIndia, 2017
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PLASTIC WORKERS
by Debdatta Chakraborty
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf9d0d6d43c52a7c48334529871f88110e97a2c927b4f75ce58b20235ca262fa/Eyes-always-lie---SViana.jpeg)
EYES ALWAYS LIE
by Silvia VianaSpain, 2018
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TAKE A BREAK ZOË
by Maisie Broadhead, courtesy of Paintings in HospitalsUK, 2020
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff40576e159a6edd694d435f1f48341a432552240a7bc062f4316103177fd1f8/Alpha-woman-I---Nifesah-Mehru-Nisa.jpeg)
ALPHA WOMAN I
by Nifesah Mehru NisaPakistan, 2021
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d01e5cebb5e57e9a9f091861ceab189814a9d27a3446a019b8c05318566181a8/Hormone-Cake---Chiara-Luxardo.jpeg)
HORMONE CAKE
by Chiara LuxardoLincolnshire, United Kingdom, 2020
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GLAMOUR
by Sofie LoveladyKelowna, Canada, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f0df4430d6f9addd2c5ad1b5056d1eee5b6bf56131c782a6e7e937ada33421c/Traversing---Shivangi-Ladha.jpeg)
TRAVERSING
by Shivangi LadhaUK, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a9f1c62e2d4f6edb2c29f395a366cf5d08ea21dc53cb82b780df56c415d2181/Keys-to-paradise.jpg)
KEYS TO PARADISE
by Angelina BogdanovaRussian Federation, Moscow, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/694702aec4c1b4def83e825c7ccee4a0ee34bb73162a822bde568ae8cb99ed9b/Hospital-Under-Devastating-Flood-Water---Ziaul.jpeg)
HOSPITAL UNDER DEVASTATING FLOOD WATER
by Ziaul Huque, Bangladesh, 2021![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b058cbf38668492b6b2cf28b2eddf6afd7e3bcc51e1e06ad6cee466c6da0e9f/Topshop_---Vanessa-Fairfax-Woods.jpeg)
"TOPSHOP"
by Vanessa Fairfax-WoodsUK, 2021
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SOCIAL
by Juliana GonçalvesBrazil, 2021
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32739c8c08a97b7dc667ef61a44e3ac5f1e2f175c98f899161b44d18037ede9d/Fishing-by-women---Abhraneel-Chakraborty.jpeg)
FISHING BY WOMEN
by Abhraneel ChakrabortyCanning, India, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a7515fe315dc31fe29746f7f818bdfcc127bedf6ce51487e50197ee40e9357c/The-uneven-burden-of-water---Sudip-Maiti.jpeg)
THE UNEVEN BURDEN OF WATER
by Sudip MaitiIndia, 2019
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THE PRIVATE IS POLITICAL
by Silvia VianaSpain, 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b094c7f677ca620adcabdbc3cbbb55798c03cda53b0178a19fb7065c6424653/Red---Violet-Costello.jpeg)
RED
by Violet CostelloCalgary, Alberta Canada, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cba41bdc3c8671e7067a77711496a76028a21d2a69c65aaab33ee67c5c77af9b/Wither---Manjari-Dutta.jpeg)
WITHER
by Manjari DuttaNepal, 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd6149b0f0e9d065a946a1dbb471d594e5d3142f5483f736e468c5b8dda2621d/A-blurred-red-spot---Silvia-Alessi.jpeg)
A BLURRED RED SPOT
by Silvia AlessiAfghanistan, 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abd55d05bc9e54cd736d61657e615256cb9cf6958e72b56389f6461c652db258/A-Conflict-of-Interests---Lauren-McLaughlin.jpeg)
A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
by Lauren McLaughlinScotland, 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11b95e815d3af4b717d78f71123ebdfc604b49df87d635f5ab25eaedeafc0326/Hysteria-or-misogyny_---Luanne-Otero.jpeg)
HYSTERIA OR MISOGYNY?
by Luanne OteroSalinas, Puerto Rico, 2020
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6fc46b745dc407036d3c72947bca04ffe48ad1c23861b18242fe54e50616968/Living-object----Nandita-Basak.jpeg)
LIVING OBJECT
by Nandita BasakIndia, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0af8e7764b471929b50a1a7153135df7d5d61ab729ac4b4316f4f36dbba092a3/It_s-not-a-movie.-Stand-up---Gaia-Giongo.jpeg)
IT'S NOT A MOVIE. STAND UP!
by Gaia GiongoMilan, Italy, 2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7294d2f751e8e9808440a0d9293ca06443dd72d0e69bdec64ffa89af997bec0/-A-Man_s-World---Seldjan-Behari.png)
A MAN'S WORLD
by Seldjan BehariLiverpool, UK, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86a6dc7340a92f4267660a1232f79767068325a4f88cd6e34eb2640769b17db4/Another-abnormal-day---Vitoria-Goncalves-Morao.jpeg)
ANOTHER [AB]NORMAL DAY
by Vitória Gonçalves MorãoPorto Velho city, Rondonia State, Brazil Country, 2019
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db674eb8cae87c6ea9e898d285441a0a593d2d63411af0f961b23339c6279300/The-Right-To-Play---Lee-Ann-Olwage.jpeg)
THE RIGHT TO PLAY
by Lee-Ann OlwageKenya, 2022
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/871da3866107f557494c5afbd45add3367f5bb30bed09b8076048817098284a5/The-Girl_s-Game-of-Life---Mary-Rouncefield.jpeg)
THE GIRL'S GAME OF LIFE
by Mary RouncefieldUK, 2019
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48a1e5e17a413478d5920f4b0b0e1a2026d2a5583aeea345117bc36cbfb3c431/The-urban-outing-for-the-female---Mithail-Afrige-Chowdhury.jpeg)
THE URBAN OUTING
by Mithail Afrige ChowdhuryBangladesh, 2023