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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): Equality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Article.Sentence) or (Preamble.Sentence)

Quote #4

Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. (23.2)

Seventy years later, equal pay for equal work isn't a reality, with a lot of evidence pointing to wage gaps between men and women. Props to the UDHR for knowing this was just plain wrong.

Quote #5

Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. (26.3)

One important aspect of equality is access to resources. Besides food, water, and Hulu, education is just about the most important resource there is. Therefore, Shmoop. Of course, in the real world, educational equality isn't the reality—we're still chasing that standard.