Zonta Causes
Focusing on Four Key Issues
As Zonta Cross Border members, we know women and girls face many challenges. While we would like to take on every issue, we know that we can go further by developing partnerships with like-minded organizations and individuals and focus our efforts in a few key areas as we build a better world for women and girls.
Gender-based Violence
Gender-based violence, specifically violence against women and girls, is a severe violation of human rights.
- Zonta Says NO to Violence against women
- Ending Early Child Marriage
- Human Trafficking
Educational Equality
Education is a human right. It has the power to save and improve the lives of women and girls, which leads to healthier families and stronger communities.
According to UNICEF, receiving an education makes girls less likely to marry young and more likely to lead healthy, productive lives. Educated girls earn higher incomes, participate in decisions that affect them, and build better futures for themselves and their families.
Zonta Educational Awards & Fellowships
Climate Justice
Millions of people have already lost their homes and livelihoods due to extreme weather events caused by climate change. Most of them are women.
During climate-related disasters, women are more likely to be injured or killed, lose their job, or be forced into slavery or prostitution to survive.
Women in Decision-Making
Gender equality is a basic human right and its achievement has immense socioeconomic implications. Yet, gender inequalities are deeply rooted in every society.
Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. While progress has been made, no country in the world has achieved gender equality. Women’s leadership is needed at decision-making tables in the private and public sectors if gender equality is ever to become a reality.
