FGM - Female Genital Mutilation
FGM has been embedded deeply in some Arab and African cultural traditions and has symbolic meaning for many communities. The disturbing practice of FGM is based on social, religious and psychosexual...
View ArticleOrganizations Fight for Womens Rights
Women couldn't vote, women couldn't work outside of the home, and if they did, they were scorned and treated with little or no respect. Women were supposed to remain behind the men and were expected to...
View ArticleRHR - Reproductive Health and Rights
Women in some cultures of the world have ownership rights to their bodies. If they find that they are pregnant, they can end that pregnancy without facing legal entanglements. In other cultures, a...
View ArticleThe Epidemic of Violence against Women in Africa
The United Nations (UN) defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women,...
View ArticleVAW - Violence against Women
The numbers show that six out of ten women world wide are exposed to some form of violence within their lifetime. Whether the violence is physical, verbal, emotional, or financial every day women are...
View ArticleWomen Rights in Africa
But it is unfortunate that women rights are violated in this world especially in Africa which is not a good sign. As a result, women are facing various problems in Africa. But to give women proper...
View ArticleFemale Genital Mutilation in Africa
However, the prevalence of FGM extends to some Middle Eastern, Asian, Australian, Central American, and South American countries, but to a lesser degree. There are four types of FGM: partial or...
View ArticleRainbo
Women around the globe are standing up and making a universal statement. They want and deserve equal rights enjoyed by men. In America, along with many countries of Europe and the West, women do enjoy...
View ArticleWomans Rights Worldwide
You may not realize that a long journey with many mountains must be taken before women are empowered in every area of life.Many people do not realize that woman's rights issues still exist in all...
View ArticleDiscrimination of Women Throughout the World
The United Nations Women's Treaty was implemented a few decades ago was supposed to give women an right to take part in their nations political and public life but that hasn't changed much. In many...
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