Gender Equality and Education as Core Components of the 2030 Agenda

The UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a challenge for the global community, setting as they do specific, cross-cutting goals on issues such as inequality, innovation, sustainability, the eradication of violence, justice and quality education. In this article, we will analyze and discuss SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 4 (quality education) as they relate to Mexico. We will then review international commitments, the close relationship between gender inequality and economic, social and labor inequality, synergies between these two SDGs and areas of opportunity for Mexico, concluding with some specific recommendations.