theguardian: by Liz Ford —
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Over the past few decades, the often tireless work of the women’s movement around the world has brought positive change. There has been a growing recognition that countries cannot thrive if half the population is left out of education and work, or not included in decision-making. Laws have been introduced to recognise women’s right to safety in and outside the home, equal pay in the workplace and equality under the law, and there have been attitudinal changes towards women.
The past 20 years have seen two landmark international agreements on women’s rights. In September 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development, which met in Cairo, for the first time shifted the emphasis on population control from government efforts to reduce numbers through family planning, to look more broadly at women’s empowerment and how their lives can be improved. It examined issues including access to decent reproductive health services, sexual health advice and support and through the elimination harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage. About 179 countries signed up to the programme of action, which contained more than 200 recommendations.
More: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/feb/04/2014-key-year-women-rights-gender-equality
Categories: Equal Rights, Europe, gender, UK, Women Rights
Gender Equality? What did the French Man say? “VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!!!”
Being different doesn’t mean men and women aren’t equal.
Yes, equal in value – as The Qur’an teaches.
And of course worthy of equal respect, equal rights, and equal opportunities to choose one’s own path in life. That may be a choice to enter in to a particular career, to have or not have a family, to choose one’s own partner, to choose what to wear etc.