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Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. 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 ...
[8] [9] Another common topic of study is the impact on women of particular social policies, such as debates over women's rights, [10] reproductive rights, [11] women in government quotas, [12] and policies on violence against women. [13] Gender and politics researchers have also analyzed the position of women in the discipline of political ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted this week that women’s rights were “abused, threatened and violated” around the world and gender equality won’t be achieved for 300 ...
Switzerland was one of the last countries in Europe to establish gender equality in marriage, in this country married women's rights were severely restricted until 1988, when legal reforms providing for gender equality in marriage, abolishing the legal authority of the husband, come into force (these reforms had been approved in 1985 by voters ...
New state laws taking effect Saturday target some of the most divisive topics in America including abortion, gender and guns. ... had protected the right to abortion nationally for nearly 50 years ...
Participants at the NWSA Conference 2016. Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppression; and the relationships between power and gender as they intersect with other identities and social ...
Jules Hoffman, a popular guest star on the YouTube show for kids called Songs for Littles, says music has always been a healing tool in their life. "I've always loved songwriting. When I was 5, I ...
The feminist movement has affected change in Western society, including women's suffrage; greater access to education; more equitable pay with men; the right to initiate divorce proceedings; the right of women to make individual decisions regarding pregnancy (including access to contraceptives and abortion); and the right to own property.