Since 1993, close to 400 women have been found murderd in the city of Ciudad Juárez, close to the border. The criminal phenomenon is called in Spanish the feminicidios (“femicides”) or las muertas de Juárez (“The dead women of Juárez”). Most of the cases remain unsolved. Ciudad Juárez is a city of 1.5 million that […]
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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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Breakthrough
Table of Contents 1 About 2 Breakthrough’s Work on Ending Violence Against Women 3 References 4 See Also 5 External Links About Breakthrough is a globally recognized leader in the inventive, innovative promotion of human rights and social change. Working out of centers in the U.S. and India for over a decade, we create cutting-edge […]
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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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Center Against Domestic Violence
The Center Against Domestic Violence (CADV) is a shelter for women and children of all ages that have been exposed to domestic violence. CADV is based out of Brooklyn, New York. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Main Objectives 3 Timeline 4 References 5 See also History The Center started at a “speak out” session […]
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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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Albert Cashier
Albert D. J Cashier lived from December 25, 1843 to October 10, 1915. Cashier was a , born Jennie Irene Hodgers in Ireland.Spalding, Peg. “Union Maid”. http://history.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisAlive/files/iv/htm2/ivtxt018.cfm. Retrieved 2007-12-13. Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Army 3 Post-Army 4 Death 5 References 6 See Also Early Life Cashier was born in Clogherhead, County Louth, […]
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