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womens-rights
In recent years, women all over the world https://berniesanders.com/issues/fighting-for-
began to realize they are just as important as womens-rights/
men; demanding equal pay for equal work; Significance in history:
possessing more in terms of options and http://
opportunities even being in the workforce. thedevelopmentofwomensrights.weebly.com
Socially, the Womens Suffrage movement /effects-of-the-womens-suffrage-
allowed women express how they felt and movement.html
provided a secure place in society and allowed https://www.womankind.org.uk/policy-and-
them to take a step closer to complete equality

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amongst people. Economically, womens campaigns/women's-rights/facts-about-
economic roles increased, However, in 2013, women's-rights
the global employment to population ratio was
72% for men and 47% for women. This matters
because women need jobs because not only do A global survey of 1,119 womens rights
BASIC
they have the responsibility of caring for
children, cooking, and cleaning, but also to
organization from over 140 countries showed that
only 1 in 10 received funding from bilateral donors,
HUMAN
provide for themselves and whoever else. They
spend twice-ten times more time in a day for
unpaid care work than men. In addition, with
national governments and international non-
government organizations. Meanwhile only 6.9%
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participation and leadership, only 7.4% of received funding from UN Women. (AWID, 2011)
countries have had female leaders over the last
50 years. Globally, women make up just 23.3%
of parliamentarians. Although women have
real influence over decisions, efforts should be
made to increase the numbers of women in
politics by challenging the traditional gender KARITZA VASQUEZ
roles, attitudes, and beliefs which limit &
womens role in public and political life. ABEL DUBON
World History
Ms. Marcum, Period 5
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Since the beginning of time, women all over 1. Volunteer at local organizations (NOW,
the world have been faced with the obstacle AWID, Planned Parenthood, etc)
of being a minority in general. But
thankfully, weve made progress throughout 2. Call your cabinet representatives
this time. Morocco gave women greater
equality and protection of their human 3. Support parties and candidates running
rights within marriage and divorce by for office
passing a new family code in 2004: Mexico
passed a law in 2007 toughening its laws on 4. Dont support opposing views
violence against women: India has accepted
5. Educate Others
legal obligations to eliminate discrimination
against women and outlawed sexual
harassment in the workplace and so much
more. You would think, as time has passed,
there would be more equality between men
and women. Unfortunately, trends are
moving in the opposite direction. Thirty
years after the adoption of the Convention
of the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, many
women are not entitled to own property or
inherit land. Social exclusion, honor
Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care
killings, female genital mutilation,
provider, an unformed educator, a passionate
trafficking, restricted mobility and early
marriage among others, deny the right to advocate, and a global partner helping similar
health to women and girls and increase organizations around the world. Planned
illness and death throughput the life- Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health
course Dr, M Chan, World Health Organization. care, sex education, and information to
millions of people worldwide.