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National Women’s Law Center

The National Women’s Law Center aims to expand the possibilities for women and girls in the United States. The Center uses the law in all its forms: getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases in state and federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court; and educating the public about […]

New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation

The New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation examines the representation of women in governance in the corporate and public sectors as well as other areas of professional life. The 2008 report is the third report of this series and was released on 31 March 2008. The Census report is increasingly used in New Zealand and internationally […]

OECD Family Database

The Family database, introduced by the , features cross-national indicators on family policies and outcomes. The initial phase of indicators presents updated information building on the OECD series on the reconciliation of work and family life, including indicators on maternal employment, the nature and extent of childcare participation, and public support and information on parental […]

Pearl Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 — March 6, 1973) also known as Sai Zhen Zhu (賽珍珠), was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the , “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in for her biographical masterpieces.” Table of Contents 1 Early […]

Portia Simpson-Miller

Portia Simpson-Miller (born 12 December 1945) is ‘s Leader of the Opposition and was the country’s Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007. She was Jamaica’s first female Prime Minister. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Political Career 3 Prime Minister 4 Distinctions 5 See Also 6 Sources Education She completed a […]

Progress for Children: a report card on adolescents

Table of Contents 1 About 2 See also 3 References 4 External links About The April 2012 report, “Progress for Children: A report card on adolescents” provides an overview of the conditions of adolescents throughout the world.’ The UNICEF report aims to address the challenges faced by the World’s 1.2 billion of adolescents (18% of […]

Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent. Rape includes both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape. Rape is generally considered a serious sex crime, as well as a civil assault. It […]

Progress on MDG3

This article is the fourth in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. With 4 years to go, there is very little time to achieve the (MDGs). In particular, the outcome document of the 2010 MDG Summit recognised the many interlinkages between the MDGs and identified a number of cross-cutting interventions in order to drive […]

Reproductive Health

Within the framework of WHO‘s definition of as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life. Reproductive health, therefore, implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe […]

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Reproductive Rights are Human Rights – Handbook

Table of Contents 1 Background 1.1 Key Facts 2 Overview 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Background The purpose of this handbook is to provide national human rights institutes with guidelines and tools on how to integrate reproductive rights into their work. With a focus on people’s rights, this toolkit provides an overview […]

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