";s:4:"text";s:4507:" "[99], A paternal society can find prefer to make women's rights a man's duty, for instance under English common law husbands had to maintain their wives. The bound feet caused difficulty of movement, thus greatly limiting the activities of women.
Why are women's rights not where they were committed to a quarter of a century ago? [190], According to Human Rights Watch, "Abortion is a highly emotional subject and one that excites deeply held opinions. Though women comprise more than 50% of the world's population, they only own 1% of the world's wealth.
It can also occur through denial of services that are only needed by certain groups, such as women.
But critics feared it might deny women the right be financially supported by their husbands. The Akayesu judgement includes the first interpretation and application by an international court of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
In many countries around the world, women are denied their rights on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
Of the 149 high-level speakers, 58% were women, according to the spokesman for the president of the General Assembly Brenden Varma said.
Approximately 13% of maternal deaths worldwide are attributable to unsafe abortion—between 68,000 and 78,000 deaths annually. It was set in place to help against discrimination in education, marriage, sexual violence, and politics. They believed that natural rights were self-evident to "civilised man" who lives "in the highest form of society".
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Given the key role that language plays in shaping cultural and social attitudes, using gender-inclusive language is a powerful way to promote gender equality and eradicate gender bias. [175] Even in countries which do not have legal restrictions, women's movement may be prevented in practice by social and religious norms such as purdah. [80] The church also promoted the Virgin Mary as a role model for women to emulate by being innocent in her sexuality, being married to a husband and eventually becoming a mother. Division for the Advancement of Women", "Short History of the Commission on the Status of Women", "Fourth World Conference on Women.