Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonourable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for example […]
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Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel are covered under s and are respected in the Constitutions of numerous states. It asserts that a citizen of a state, in which that citizen resides, generally has the right to leave that state, travel to any destination where he is welcomed by the foreign state, […]
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Forced marriage
Forced marriage is a term used to describe a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without his/her consent or against his/her will. A forced marriage differs from an , in which both parties consent to the assistance of their parents or a third party in identifying a spouse. The practice […]
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Water access and gender
Table of Contents Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender formed by culture Gender, the environment, and gender mainstreaming Cultural gender norms and water Effect of climate change on women and water Precipitation pattern changes Sea level rise Desertification Glacier melt See also Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender and sex connote […]
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Chhaupadi: Confinement and Female Uncleanliness
Chhaupadi is a social system in the western part of for Hindu women which prohibits a woman from participating in normal family activities during menstruation because they are considered impure. The women are kept out of the house and have to live in a shed. This lasts ten to eleven days when an adolescent girl […]
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Arranged marriage
An arranged marriage is a marriage arranged by someone other than the persons getting married, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages are not uncommon in the , parts of , and . Other groups that practice this custom include the Unification Movement, royal families and . The term “arranged marriage” also applies […]
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At Issue paper: Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?
In view of the 2012 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s thematic focus on rural women’s empowerment, the gender team at the Development Centre has launched an issues paper, “Do discriminatory social institutions matter for food security?”. The paper finds that discrimination against women in accessing resources bears a significant relationship with agricultural […]
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Bride Burning
About Bride-burning is a type of domestic violence mostly practiced in , , and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A common form of bride burning is when a young woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family’s refusal to pay additional , thus the common term dowry death. […]
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Child Custody in the Middle East
Table of Contents 1 About 2 Types of Custody 3 Country Specifics 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links About Custody comes into play during and after the divorce of a married couple with children. The rules of custody in the Middle East have been significantly influenced by religious influences, albeit by varying degrees […]
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Betty Friedan
Considered to be the “mother” of in the , the ‘housewife’ who helped bring about a sexual revolution, Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921 and died on February 4, 2006. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 The Feminine Mystique (1963) 3 Political Career 4 Famous Quote 5 Criticism 6 References […]
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