Social norms

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Corrective Rape in South Africa

Table of Contents 1 Corrective Rape 2 In South Africa 3 Suppression of South African Lesbians  4 Moving beyond…? 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Corrective Rape Corrective rape was coined in the early 2000s by human rights non-governmental organizations, in reaction to the number of rape crimes committed against South African lesbians. […]

Presentation of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Uganda results

With the support of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in partnership with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted the first country pilot of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) in Uganda. The SIGI Uganda (USIGI) offers policymakers and the development community with the first comprehensive […]

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