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1897 – The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies is formed in the UK, later to be led by Millicent Fawcett. 1894 – The UK permits single women to vote in local elections, a key stage in the eventual granting of equal suffrage rights in 1928. 1920 – The US amends its constitution to allow women to vote across the country, after Utah ...
Examples of reversals of women’s rights in the so-called free world so far include: reduced funding for reproductive health globally, a stated avowal to reduce or eliminate women’s choice in family planning, and a glaring under-representation of women and minorities in US cabinet-level positions. This erosion of progress is not limited to ...
While many countries have adopted laws, national policies and action plans on gender equality and eliminating violence against women and girls, 15-68% of women in Asia-Pacific have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of a partner in their lifetime. Rates of child marriage and teenage pregnancy also remain high.
The feminist movement has been dismantling the belief that our sex and gender should define our roles in society and has been fighting the inherent gender-based discrimination and violence resulting from that belief for more than a century. This is where feminist and LGBTI movements meet: the ill-treatment of women in our societies and the ill ...
We’ve seen around the world that girls and young women are ready and willing to advocate for themselves – from leadership in climate activism to speaking up for sexual and reproductive health and rights. They are standing up for their rights and changing their communities for the better. Nearly all girl and young women activists (95%) say ...
Four Black women who have advanced civil rights: the list includes a leader of the movement to end female genital cutting, a campaigner for the rights of favela residents in Brazil, the first woman appointed director-general of the World Trade Organisation, and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. (The Conversation)
Women are also highly visible in senior or managerial positions, representing 41.9% of senior roles and 45.9% of the board members. Finland – in second position – has leapfrogged Norway and has closed 86.1% of the overall gender gap, up from 83.2% in the previous edition. It has many women in ministerial positions and the Prime Minister in ...
Journalist and activist Taghi Rahmani is the husband of jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking in Davos, Rahmani called on the world to make women’s rights an “inseparable part of any agreements” they strike with Iran.
Only 6 countries give women equal legal work rights as men The World Bank’s recent Women, Business and the Law report measured gender discrimination in 187 countries. It found that only Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden scored full marks on eight indicators - from receiving a pension to freedom of movement - influencing ...
Women’s rights deserve a distinct spot in crisis response. Millions of women in crisis settings live in danger. They face daily risks to their health and safety and limited access to medical care and social services. For pregnant women lacking essential reproductive and maternal health care, childbirth can end in tragedy; and, in a cruel ...