This is an invalid question on the grounds that it would involve a "snapshot" of a situation. I could answer that boys and girls are equal, then they grow, learn prejudices and how they are applied and the men and women become less equal in thier relatiopnship to each other; dependant upon the situation they would find themselves in at the moment.

 There isn't any specific criteria given that on what basis Boys & Girls are considered equal by debate poster.
For me, They are equal mentally & In capabilities but then, their desires, emotions, way of thinking are different than men & difference between them is the cause of attraction for both of them. So, they aren't totally equal.

 No still many people think girls are useless but we aren't science proved that girls have capability than girls

 There's no equality. But I believe there must be.

 No no no!!!there is no equality!!!for example not so long HILLARY was running for president i did not see enough support //instead there was issues about her being a woman,mood switching etc!!!if it was a man they would just call it HE change his point of view!!

 I wish there was equality but there isn't. Women themselves work against themselves by some concenting to becoming sex objects, posing naked on the Page 3 in the Daily Star and singling themselves out with 'I wear ridiculously high heels cause I'm a woman' - which makes you uncomfortable and disatvantaged just cause you want to look pretty. Pretty isn't everything, but if you insist on it, men are going to go with it, as some seem to think that they need a lot of visual, but they make that judgement solely because women insist on overdressing.

BTW GIRLS... I'm a woman, and I don't need dresses and high heels to feel like a woman, as I have breasts and a female form already... And I feel hot and I am ultimately respected within my life and men agree that I am... Because it's all in your character, not your dress. You'd be surprised how much more respect you get if you are proud in just a pony tail and a pair of jeans. Life is what you make it, girls! You must act like you should be respected in order to be, if we all did it, the tables would turn instantly.

This is why I believe there is a problem with equality!

 There isn't equality really although there def. Should be. However its not society is not just sexist towards one of the genders there is prejudice against both just in different ways

 The institutions(schools, churches, politics, the media, etc) of society gives males more freedom than females.

 Not yet, getting rid of the double standard would go a long way.

 There isn't equality, and never will be, although we should strive for it in many venues.

 No, there is not equality between boys and girls. And these inequalities only become more entrenched as boys and girls mature into men and women. In school, teachers are more likely to attend to male students, provide them additional help with thinking through problems, and are more likely to call on boys to speak in class than girls. These hidden injuries that occur within the classroom send a subversive message to young girls that they are not valued in the same way as boys. Once the reach high school, young girls are subjected to sexual harassment on a frequent basis, and are taught that they are something to be look at. Women's bodies are objectified in ways that men's bodies are not - women are reduced to something to be merely ogled and not taken seriously. When men and women reach the labor market, women earn, on average, 70 cents on the dollar in comparison to males of similar race, age, education, and experience. Does this seem like equitable relations between the sexes?

 No i don't think it is equal it should be but different sexes are favoured for different things which i think is wrong

 There is no equality between boys and girls and by that I mean that when it comes to physical and mental endurance, females have a higher capacity to tolerate things..whether be it pain (childbirth) or mental trauma (more males die more due to hypertension, strokes and generally stress related disorders). The second point where there is no equality between boys and girls comes in terms of society...a lot of developing nations don't give equal opportunities for education and growth to girls.. And all over the world ..glass ceiling exists in the workplace.

 There May Be Exceptions But I Don't Believe That Men And Women Are Equal. Men can Be Described As a Hard Hammer And Women a Fragile Flower. Strength Of A Man is His Beauty And Beauty Of A Women Is Her Strength.
In Case Of Mental Work, Women Can Surpass Men, But Physical Work Men Are Better!!!

 No and there shouldn't be. They need parity. Girls don't need urinals. Guys don't need sanitary product dispencers.

 I wish they were equally treated but unfortunately they are not one great lyricist said on a reality show that a woman to gain a equal status as a man in the society will have to be three times better than him at work.

 Sadly we are not equal and in some cases: I AM GLAD THAT WE ARE NOT!

 I think they should be, but unfortunatly that isn't the case.

 I think everyone should be treated as equals.

 Well, there should be, but that's not the case! There's no real equality between boys and girls!

 There has never been equality between girls and boys and there never will be. No offense meant to anybody with that comment. There are still people who see girls as the feint and fragile figures that they were seen as back when there were kings and queens and some people still see men as people who should be tough and not worry about raising kids, but just provide money and food for the family.

 There should be equality in the value that each has to offer. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Things are changing, but we've a long way to go to give the proper value on women's contributions and abilities to influence government, politics, world business and peace/war issues, etc. The Good Old Boys are accepted with their cigar smoking power lunches... Get a bunch of women together and its a Coffee Klatch of gossipers... Give me a break!

 I'm for equality of them both, but I hate to say that in this world there isn't.

 It depends on the situation although there are certain areas that it is happening there are many more where it is not true.

 We wish. No way do i even see this anywhere.

 How do you define "equality"? Men/boys and women/girls are different from each other (no kidding?!), but is there equal value placed on the strengths that are primarily held by women and those strengths primarily held by men?
I think not.

 Are you kidding. I wish that was the case. It should be. Many women can do a job better that a man and still not be equal