Women's Rights

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and they formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others, they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 7 November 2024 English

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Disability-inclusive community groups, such as women’s rights organizations; youth organizations; refugee


GCF: Green Climate Fund · 2024 English

Even though there has been some progress in women's rights in Peru31, the country still faces challenges


AfGH: Action for Global Health · 2024 English

gender equality, resisting attempts to rollback women’s rights (as per the 2023 G7 Leaders’ communique) and macroeconomic policymaking against its impact on women’s rights to ensure that fiscal, trade and monetary


EPHA: European Public Health Alliance · 2024 English

threats to democracy and the rule of law, and women’s rights. Furthermore, the manifesto affirms that environmental


Population Council Inc. · 2024 English

Small variations in both statements about women’s’ rights regarding marriage and divorce have been observed


CORE Group · 2024 English

reminder of our shared commitment to improving women’s rights and dignity. “This was a successful week,”


Population Council Inc. · 2024 English

utilizing existing health resources to improve women’s rights-based access to family planning services in


Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network · 2024 English

environmental degradation, including considerations on women’s rights and empowerment, as well as to ensure women’s


APSP: Africa Platform for Social Protection · 2024 English

Evidence Digest February 2024 01 STAAR Evidence Digest Curated by the STAAR Technical Senior Leadership Team Issue 14 | February 2024 Hello and welcome to the STAAR Evidence Digest for …

associations and communities in women’s leadership, women’s rights, gender-based violence and positive masculinity


MNI: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · 2024 English

hs-islamic-law-violates- human-rights. Mansour, Dina. 2014. “Women’s Rights in Islamic Shari’a: Between Interpretation


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