1. During the 19th and early 20th centuries people began to agitate for the right of women to vote.
2.Every woman and girl has sexual and reproductive rights
3.Women should be able to live without fear of gender-based violence, including rape and other sexual violence, female genital mutilation , forced marriage, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, or forced sterilization.
4.many women and girls around the world are still unable to access safe and legal abortions.
5.But many women face real challenges when it comes to this. They may not be allowed to have their own passports, or they might have to seek permission from a male guardian in order to travel.
6.Gender based violence happens to women and girls in disproportionate numbers.
7.Women and girls in conflict are especially at risk from violence, and throughout history sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war
8.an average 30% of all women who have been in a relationship have experienced physical and/or sexual violence committed against them by their partner
9.Women are more likely to be victims of sexual assault including rape, and are more likely to be the victims of so-called “honor crimes”.
10. men and boys can also be victims of sexual violence, it is women and girls who are overwhelmingly affected.
11.women are the subject of gender based discrimination in the workplace
12.women are denied access to a fair and equal wage.
13.In many countries around the world, women are denied their rights on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
14.Until women enjoy the same rights as men, this inequality is everyone’s problem.
15.The convention sets out an international bill of rights for women and girls, and defines what obligations states have make sure women can enjoy those rights.
2.Every woman and girl has sexual and reproductive rights
3.Women should be able to live without fear of gender-based violence, including rape and other sexual violence, female genital mutilation , forced marriage, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, or forced sterilization.
4.many women and girls around the world are still unable to access safe and legal abortions.
5.But many women face real challenges when it comes to this. They may not be allowed to have their own passports, or they might have to seek permission from a male guardian in order to travel.
6.Gender based violence happens to women and girls in disproportionate numbers.
7.Women and girls in conflict are especially at risk from violence, and throughout history sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war
8.an average 30% of all women who have been in a relationship have experienced physical and/or sexual violence committed against them by their partner
9.Women are more likely to be victims of sexual assault including rape, and are more likely to be the victims of so-called “honor crimes”.
10. men and boys can also be victims of sexual violence, it is women and girls who are overwhelmingly affected.
11.women are the subject of gender based discrimination in the workplace
12.women are denied access to a fair and equal wage.
13.In many countries around the world, women are denied their rights on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
14.Until women enjoy the same rights as men, this inequality is everyone’s problem.
15.The convention sets out an international bill of rights for women and girls, and defines what obligations states have make sure women can enjoy those rights.