Women's rights - Wikipedia
WEBWomen'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.
Speech: A gender-equal world is within our reach if we choose it
WEB22 hours ago · To the women in Gaza who are living the unimaginable daily in a war that must end. To the women fighting for their voices to be heard in Afghanistan. To the adolescent girls forging new pathways as innovators of digital technology. To the women and girl climate activists fighting for a planet on fire. To …
Women’s rights movement | Definition, Leaders, Overview ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Women’s rights movement, diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and ’70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women. It coincided with and is recognized as part of the ‘second wave’ of feminism.
Women's Rights - Human Rights Watch
WEB6 days ago · Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.
Women's Rights - Amnesty International
WEBWomen’s rights are human rights! We are all entitled to human rights. These include the right to live free from violence and discrimination; to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; to be educated; to own …
Gender equality and women’s rights | OHCHR
WEBJul 19, 2024 · We promote women and girls’ equal enjoyment of all human rights, including freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive rights, access to justice, socio-economic equality, and participation in decision-making.
Women’s Rights - Our World in Data
WEBOn this page, you can find data and visualizations on how the protection of women’s rights has changed over time, and how it differs across countries. Women have gained the right to vote and sit in parliament almost everywhere. But they remain underrepresented, especially in the highest offices.
UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights ...
WEBMar 11, 2024 · The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against women and a...
What does gender equality look like today? | UN Women ...
WEBOct 6, 2021 · With COVID-19 slowing progress on women's rights, the time to act is now. Looking ahead. As it stands today, only one indicator under the global goal for gender equality (SDG5) is ‘close to target’: proportion of seats held by women in local government.
Statement: Women’s and girls’ human rights – universal and ...
WEBDec 10, 2022 · The signals of pushback and reversal in women’s human rights are all around. At the current rate of progress, it may take another 286 years to remove discriminatory laws and close prevailing gaps in legal protections for women and girls. Women’s political and economic representation has stalled.