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The Mongolian Gender Equality Center (MGEC; Mongolian: Хүйсийн тэгш эрх төв) is a non-governmental organization based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, [1] established in 2002 to fight the growing crime of human trafficking in Mongolia, with a focus on protecting young women and girls, the primary group affected.
The subordination from a man to a woman in Mongolia came to an end in 1921. This granted women citizen rights. [5] The new constitution also gave equal rights to all citizens of Mongolia without focus of origin, sex, gender, or beliefs. [5] In 1924, Mongolian women were able to vote and potentially be elected as President.
American Center for Mongolian Studies office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS; Mongolian: Америкийн Монгол Судлалын Төв) is a US registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit, academic organization which promotes research and scholarship in Inner Asia, a broad region consisting of Mongolia and parts of China, Russia and Central Asia ...
Women for Change is a membership-based NGO located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It founded in 2010 by four Mongolian women including Zolzaya Batkhuyag, Anudari Ayush, Nomingerel Khuyag and Tegshzaya Jalan-Aajav, who shared a passion for the promotion of gender equality, human rights and democracy – values which continue to underpin our work today.
A report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Mongolia indicated in December 2012 that while Mongolia "is currently experiencing a major resource boom and the country is on the brink of one of the most dramatic transformations in its history," with the mining of mineral wealth and foreign investment "expected to ...
Mongolia has a tradition of respect for knowledge and wisdom. Chinggis Khaan summoned scholars to The Council of Sages, highly respected helping run the state and domestic and foreign policies. Members were ranked according to function; for instance, some had to record the Khaan’s orders or announce them to the people.
Women's representation in Mongolian Parliament, The State Great Khural, has constantly increased over the years since the country's first democratic election in 1992. 17.1% (13 out of 76 seats) of the parliament are women as of 2016, which is the highest among seven parliamentary elections in Mongolia. However, it is still lower than the ...
The UNCSW was established in 1946 as a mechanism to promote, report on and monitor issues relating to the political, economic, civil, social and educational rights of women. It was a unique official structure for drawing attention to women's concerns and leadership within the UN. UNCSW first met at Lake Success, New York, in February 1947. All ...