What does care have to do with human rights? Analysing the impact on women's rights and gender equality

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona ◽  
Kate Donald
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Islam, Gender, and Democracy in Comparative Perspective

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shed Light

This volume reframes the debate around Islam and women’s rights within a broader comparative literature. It examines the complex and contingent historical relationships between religion, secularism, democracy, law, and gender equality. Part I addresses the nexus of religion, law, gender, and democracy through different disciplinary perspectives (sociology, anthropology, political science, law). Part II localizes the implementation of this nexus between law, gender, and democracy, and provides contextualized responses to questions raised in Part I. The contributors explore the situation of Muslim women’s rights vis-à-vis human rights to shed light on gender politics in the modernization of the nation and to ponder over the role of Islam in gender inequality across different Muslim countries.

scholarly journals Concept of Culture Relativism and Women’s Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1145-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norah Hashim Msuya
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Human Rights Norms

This article discusses the challenges of the realization of women’s rights in relation to the concept of culture relativism in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines how the concept of culture is misconstrued with a traditional hierarchy and patriarchy approach that intervenes in the realization of women’s rights in sub-Saharan African states. Many societies are concerned that the promotion of gender equality would interfere with local culture; hence they feel that gender equality should not be promoted for ethical reasons. Women have been left with the unpleasant situation of choosing between their rights or their culture. Through secondary analysis and a critical review of the literature, the article engages in the debate on cultural diversity and gender equality, to challenge the existing stereotypes in sub-Saharan African cultures. It argues that traditional and cultural practices should adhere to the values of equality and human rights. The article proposes that cultural considerations will have to yield whenever a clear conflict with human rights norms becomes apparent.

Women and Gender

2008 ◽  
pp. 495-510
Author(s):  
Charlotte Bunch
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
And Gender

This article discusses women and gender, and first identifies the differences between the concepts. It moves on to a critical examination of the norms and their institutional manifestations, along with selected UN system efforts to promote women's rights in development, peace and security, human rights, and health. The article also provides a balanced evaluation of how much things have changed for girls and women over the last sixty years.

Recognition and Protection of Women's Rights and Gender in FDRE Constitution and Other Laws of Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Yetimwork Anteneh Wondim
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Sexual Division Of Labor ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

Irrespective of their contribution, women in Ethiopia have been facing issues like violence, gender-based discrimination, access to education and training, lack of basic human rights protection, and others. Girls' enrollment in education at all levels is much lower than boys. Female education is hampered mainly by the sexual division of labor, which confines girls to household activities. In addition, women have been suffering from gender-based violence under the guise of tradition and culture but condoned by society. In response to these problems, the Government of Ethiopia adopted relevant instruments pertaining to gender including the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), The Beijing Platform for Action, The Ethiopian Constitution, and various other policies and establishing the national machinery for addressing gender issues. However, several challenges still exist in the realization of women's rights. Therefore, all the respect and protection given for human rights should also be given to women because women's rights are human rights.

Gender equality in different readings of Islam in post-revolutionary Iran

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Islamic Revival ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Revival Movements ◽  
And Gender

This chapter offers an understanding of women's rights and gender equality based on three interpretations of Islam within the context of post-revolutionary Iran. The debate among different interpretations of Islam provides a foundation for the investigation of women's rights and gender equality in various readings of Islam not only in the regional dimensions of Iran, but also in the Islamic world. While some studies and academic discussions tend to use the term fundamentalism to refer to religious revival movements, particularly within Islamic traditions, such discussions often fail to distinguish reformist and other movements within Islam, therefore identifying all Islamic revival movements as fundamentalist or as part of fundamentalist movements.

scholarly journals Gender Equality and Legal Mobilization in the United Kingdom: Using Rights for Lobbying, Litigation, Defense, and Attack

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 169-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Millns ◽  
Charlotte Skeet
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Legal Mobilization ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right

Abstract This article analyzes women’s contemporary use of rights to mobilize and pursue claims for gender equality and gender justice in the United Kingdom. Empirically, the paper explores the growth of rights discourse and activity against the backdrop of a stronger constitutionalization of women’s rights at national, European, and international levels. It does this through an exploration of individual and collective lobbying and litigation strategies in relation to violence against women. The paper first examines this in the context of the right to bodily integrity through examples of the ways in which sexual violence and domestic abuse are addressed within the criminal justice system. The paper then addresses the right to be free from violence for women seeking refuge and asylum. The research reveals the need for varied strategies that target all aspects of the legal and political systems in order to ameliorate the protection and implementation of women’s rights.

scholarly journals Hak Perempuan dan Kesetaraan Gender dalam Perspektif Filsafat Hukum

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Budi Hermawan Bangun
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Legal Philosophy ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
The Law

This paper focuses on the origin and development of women’s rights and the principle of gender equality in the perspective of legal philosophy.Women's rights as part of Human Rights were born and developed from thoughts about the importance of protecting and fulfilling the rights of women who belong to vulnerable groups and also to ensure gender equality.Although it has been accommodated in various national and international legal instruments, de facto fulfillment of women's rights must still be ensured by each country.Fulfillment of women's rights in the perspective of legal philosophy seeks to obtain justice as the highest goal of the law itself and ensure the realization of the principle of equality before the law.

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