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Nationalism and the women's movement in Iran (1906-1963 ) [PDF]

پژوهش‌های تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2021
The growth of capitalist relations in the 19th century and the effects of the growth of socialism led to a shift in women's social status, women's participation, and the rise of feminism in the West. A movement that led to the unification of women around
mostafa chamani moghadam, mohamad nabi salim, mirzamohamd hasani   +2 more
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Monitoring compliance of African women’s human rights commitments by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

De Jure, 2021
Since the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), the African human rights
Nkatha Kabira, Peninah Masore
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Western Mimicry or Cultural Hybridity

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2002
Qasim Amin ( 1865-1908) remains one of Egypt's most contro­versial figures in the early modem women's rights movement. His use of Orientalist arguments to support the advancement of women's rights and to reform veiling was inflammatory to Egyptians ...
Nergis Mazid
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The effect of internet embeddedness on women’s non-farm employment under the power perception perspective: evidence from rural China

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionFemale empowerment can promote gender equality and realize women’s comprehensive development, while the Internet has opened up an effective channel for female empowerment.MethodsGiven the relative lack of women’s rights in rural China and the
Song Yu, Lulu Yang, Shimei Yang, Lianjun Li   +3 more
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Gender Parity in Parliament: A Panacea for the Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights in Nigeria

Frontiers in Sociology, 2018
Women's rights are part of the fundamental human rights that are recognized in international human rights treaties. While Nigeria has acceded to a number of international instruments on the promotion and protection of women's rights, women in this ...
Bolanle Oluwakemi Eniola
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Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia

Frontiers in Public Health
Women face numerous gender-based barriers that hinder their access to resources, nutritious foods, nutrition services, and maternity entitlements. Evidence shows that certain types of women’s groups can improve women’s access to resources and social ...
Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, Sapna Desai   +8 more
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Guardian Council Analysis on Women's Privileged Rights on Alimony [PDF]

فقه و حقوق خانواده, 2013
Women's rights alimony as preferred creditor is highlighted in Iranian civil law. In other words women's right on maintenance is given priority over other debts, meaning the wife's claim takes priority over all other debts.
abbas mirshekari
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Women’s Rights in Nigeria’s Indigenous Systems: An Analysis of Non-Discrimination and Equality under International Human Rights Law

Social Sciences, 2023
The Nigerian legal system is diverse in that it recognizes several established legal systems that regulate how Nigerians conduct themselves. These legal frameworks include the civil law that was passed down from the British during and after colonization,
Foluke Oluyemisi Abimbola, Stanley Osezua Ehiane, Roman Tandlich   +2 more
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Islamic doctrine and women's economic rights: implications of an ambiguous relationship for state policy in the Muslim world

Politics and Religion
Islam provides counteracting rules on women's economic rights. In order to understand the effect of the opposing rules in Islamic doctrine on women's economic rights at the state level, I test the relationship, along with a set of competing hypotheses ...
Fatima Z. Rahman
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Report of the Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2009
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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