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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UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 11 November 2024 English
Together with the “Report of the Executive Director on the development of a framework for measuring and reporting on the adequacy of housing across diverse national and local contexts,”1 it …
countries, legal frameworks fail to guarantee women’s rights to land and property ownership, contributing …
World Bank Group · 7 November 2024 English
Established in December 2020 as a standalone multidonor trust fund, Enhancing Access to Benefits while Lowering Emissions (EnABLE) is a global knowledge, operations, and technical assistance program that provides direct …
initiatives. In many countries and contexts, women’s rights and access to information and knowledge forums … through inheritance. And even in cases where women’s rights are recognized, they often preclude adequate …
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 …
World Bank Group · 7 November 2024 English
Gender equality has been a high-level commitment of the World Bank Group for at least two decades. In its gender strategy for fiscal years 2016-23, the Bank Group committed to …
organizations, civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations, bilateral and multilateral … governments, and local stakeholders, including women’s rights organi- zations and target groups. IFC engages … partners and local stakeholders, including women’s rights organizations.xviii World Bank and International … stakeholders, such as civil society organizations and women’s rights organizations; (iii) identifying the portfolio … nizations [NGOs], civil society associations, women’s rights organizations, religious institutions, and …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 7 November 2024 English
This guidance presents joint actionable entry points on gender equality and social inclusion in both National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to foster gender-responsive …
significantly increased community awareness about women’s rights and the importance of equal participation.20 … Promise. • Women4Biodiversity (2021). Advancing Women's Rights, Gender Equality and the Future of Biodiversity …
World Bank Group · 6 November 2024 English
(policies, institutions, services, data, budget, and access to justice), and expert opinions on women's rights in practice. The 10 indicators- Safety, Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare …
frameworks, and expert opinions on the status of women’s rights. In doing so, Women, Business and the Law … the supportive frameworks needed to protect women’s rights 80 3.11: For nearly all indicators, there … difference in average expert opinions scores on women’s rights in practice between low- and high-income groups … Pacific, and high-income economies perceive more women’s rights in practice than the legal frameworks suggest … suggest 86 3.16: Experts’ assessment of women’s rights in practice are different than the legal frameworks …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 6 November 2024 English
The proposed project will increase access to livelihood training opportunities and support services for women and at-risk youth in the Marshall Islands, including through new facilities and targeted quality skills …
such as parenting skills, GBV, and youth's and women's rights; (vi) traditional elder and youth storytelling …
Amnesty International · 5 November 2024 English
Media Middle East and North Africa Public Statement Research Sexual Violence Women and Girls Women's Rights Yemen Research Recently added COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully …
two Yemeni digital rights organizations, two women’s rights activists, and a lawyer with knowledge of such … approach to violence and other violations of women’s rights, and that women who are subjected to violence … rights defenders and activists working on women’s rights, gender and sexuality, sexual orientation, …
Amnesty International · 5 November 2024 Arabic
Media Middle East and North Africa Public Statement Research Sexual Violence Women and Girls Women's Rights Yemen Research Recently added COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 5 November 2024 English
This is the third edition of a study on the European Commission's follow-up to European Parliament requests as expressed in non-legislative resolutions based either on ordinary own-initiative reports (INIs) or …
Safety FEMM European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality IMCO European Parliament …