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Lesbian and bisexual women's human rights, sexual rights and sexual citizenship: negotiating sexual health in England. [PDF]
Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health is neglected in much Government policy and practice in England and Wales. This paper examines lesbian and bisexual women's negotiation of sexual health, drawing on findings from a small research project.
Bailey J.V.+41 more
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In achieving gender equality, the problem of social construction with the growth of patriarchal culture is still the main obstacle to voicing women's rights, including equality of sexual and reproductive rights for women or Sexual and Reproductive ...
Elza Ramona, Peppy Angraini, Al Amin
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Who’s human? Developing sociological understandings of the rights of women raped in conflict [PDF]
International approaches to human rights have, until recently, largely overlooked the experiences of women in conflict, displacement and crisis. Although women's human rights are progressing on paper, rape and sexual violence continues at mass levels in ...
Canning, Victoria
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Med Kvinderne til velfærdsstaten - Kvindeorganisering i Danmark 1920-1940
The article deals with womens organized contribution to the making of the Danish Welfare State during the interwar period. It is argued that women contributed substantially to the debate and the level of decision making.
Hilda Rømer Christensen
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Today's women's issues are still very important to pay attention to because women's rights have not been fully fulfilled. The marginalization of women's rights often stems from local religious and cultural beliefs.
Naila Farah
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Violence Against Women: What’s Law Got to Do With It? A Reflection on Gang Rape in India
The brutal gang rape of a physiotherapy student in India in December 2012 drew the world’s attention to the problem of sexual violence against women in the country. Protests and mass public reaction towards the case pressurized the government to respond
Richa Sharma, Susan Bazilli
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Report of the Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
From the 21st of September to the 1st of October, 2008, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) in conjunction with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), Global Fund for Women and women's right's activists from Guinea, Swaziland ...
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International concern for the human rights of Afghan women has spiked since the Taliban consolidated power in Afghanistan in fall 2021. Yet little is known about how to effectively advocate for women's human rights under this new context.
Kristina Becvar+3 more
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Breastfeeding and feminism: A focus on reproductive health, rights and justice
The annual Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposia aim to reposition breastfeeding as a valued part of women's (re)productive lives and rights. The symposia are designed to raise the profile of breastfeeding within the women's advocacy and feminist studies ...
Taylor Emily C+2 more
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GENDER SECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA: DOES THE REGIONALISM APPROACH REALLY ADDRESS THEM?
The paper examines the relationship between gender and regionalism and the impact it has on women's rights and welfare in South Asia. Despite some progress in recent years, women in the region still face significant social, economic, and political ...
Arpita Chaturvedi, Sheık Humayun
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