The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to […]
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Veil
A veil is an article of clothing, which is intended to cover some part of the head or face. A veil is almost exclusively worn by women, although some instances exist where men also wear a veil. The first recorded instance of veiling for women is recorded in an Assyrian legal text from the 13th […]
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Réseau des Observatoires de l’Egalité de Genre (ROEG)
Contenu 1 ROEG : Observer les inégalités de genre pour mieux agir 2 Les observatoires du genre se sont réunis à Dakar le 16 et 17 Avril 2014 3 Le site internet des Observatoires du genre 4 Comment rejoindre le réseau ROEG ? 5 Carte 6 Voir aussi 7 Liens externes ROEG : Observer les inégalités de genre […]
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UN Women snapshot: indigenous women
supports the efforts of indigenous women who are bringing change in their communities worldwide through the Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF), which it administers on behalf of the UN system. Visual on Indigenous Women by UN Women by UNWomen. Explore more infographics like this […]
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Transsexual
Transsexualism, also termed ‘Gender Dysphoria’, is a condition in which individuals identify with a physical sex different from the one with which he or she was born. Transsexuality differs from the commonly associated terms “crossdressing” or “Transvestitism”, as well as “”. A medical diagnosis can be made if a person experiences discomfort as a result of […]
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Transgender
Transgender means self-identification as a different gender than that with which an individual has been biologically identified and/or socially labeled.The term overlaps with but differs from , which refers specifically to persons who identify as the opposite sex, who often take sex hormones and have sex reassignment surgery. Fear or loathing of transgendered persons leading to mistreatment […]
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Son Preference
Son preference reflects the economic valuation of women, based on information on the number of “” in a country. Missing women, a concept suggest by economist , measures gender bias in mortality due to sex selective abortions or insufficient health care to baby girls. See also External Links www.oecd.org/dev/gender/sigi
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Rape
Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent. Rape includes both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape. Rape is generally considered a serious sex crime, as well as a civil assault. It […]
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Widow
A widow is a woman whose husband has died. A man whose wife has died is a widower. A widow can be especially socially vulnerable in some countries due to the lack of protection of a male figure, and sometimes face significant economic problems as a result. In other societies, widows can carry on her […]
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Wikigender Progress Series
Table of Contents 1 About Wikigender Progress Series 2 About Wikiprogress 3 Wikiprogress topics 4 List of progress-related articles 5 External links About Wikigender Progress Series A series of progress-related articles, in line with the topics of www.wikiprogress.org. About Wikiprogress Wikiprogress is a global platform for sharing information in order to evaluate societal progress. It is […]
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