The women and gender development sector provides opportunities to address the gender inequality and inequity in Uganda. According to national statistics, Uganda has passed laws and policies that accord equal status to women and men, and has attained gender parity in primary and secondary school enrollment. Nonetheless, the country is yet to overcome gender inequality in access to services and opportunities, like employment and financial services; partly because of social norms that serve to reinforce the subordinate status of women and downplay their contribution as well as the potential they have for the country's development. The sector contributes to supporting women and girls with education, health care, decent work, access and ownership rights over property and technology, and equal participation in political and economic decision - making processes that lead to social, economic and environmental sustainability.