Gender Equality Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• suffrage : the right to vote
• suffragettes : people who campaigned for women's right to vote in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
• milestone : a significant or important turning point.
• proclamation : an official announcement.
• jump start : get a head start on something.
• deeds not words : it emphasizes the importance of taking action rather than merely making promises or talking about doing something.
• women empowerment : increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of women.
• equal opportunities : the principle of treating all people the same, and not being influenced by a person's sex, race, religion...
• feminism : the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state.
• gender discrimination : the belief or attitude that one gender or sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other.
• sexism : actions based on the belief that the members of one sex are less intelligent, able, skillful, etc. than the members of the other sex.
• demonstrate : making a public expression that you are not satisfied about something.
• force feed : putting food into the stomach through a pipe in the mouth.
• gender gap : the difference between the way men and women are treated in society, or between what men and women do and achieve.