scholarly journals Women’s Participation in the Energy Transition, A Human Rights Approach to Women’s Participation in the Energy Transition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Briefing Paper ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Gender

This new publication, Women’s Participation in the Energy Transition, analyses the status of women’s representation and engagement in the global push to transform our energy systems in the face of the climate emergency, while developing a human rights approach to ensure women’s meaningful participation in this process. This new briefing paper provides an overview of the current trends of women’s participation in the rapidly evolving renewable energy sector, as well as normative tools and policy recommendations to use human rights law as a compass for developing energy systems that are not only renewable, but socially and gender-just.

Making LGBT Rights into Human Rights

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Langlois
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International System ◽  
Lgbt Rights ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Human Rights Regime ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The Status ◽  
Un General Assembly ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Key Aspects

This chapter commences by examining the status LGBT rights have achieved within the United Nations (UN) human rights system and reviews some key aspects of their trajectory. It considers how best to interpret the varying roles LGBT rights can play in the international system, given their new status, with a critical reading of Hillary Clinton’s famous and much lauded “gay rights are human rights” speech to the UN General Assembly in 2011. It then moves on to what LGBT rights as human rights might mean in those parts of the world where this status receives little if any formal institutional recognition, using the case of the Southeast Asian region, where a new human rights regime has been established but where non-normative sexuality and gender have been willfully excluded from its remit. The chapter considers what the politics of human rights mean for sexuality and gender-diverse people in this region with reference to two senses in which human rights claims are political: (1) activists and advocates push against the status quo to have sexuality and gender issues included in the human rights discussion and (2) resistance to this inclusion is often played out by a politicization of sexuality and gender that obscures other pressing issues. This chapter demonstrates both the profound and important advances that have been made for LGBT individuals and communities and the ways in which these successes generate political dynamics of their own, which must be carefully navigated in order to sustain the emancipatory potential of the movement.

The Road not Taken: The European Union as a Global Human Rights Actor

2011 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gráinne de Búrca
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Face ◽  
Charter Of Fundamental Rights ◽  
The Eu

For many, the enactment of the European Union’s Treaty of Lisbon, with its range of significant human rights provisions, marks the EU’s coming of age as a human rights actor. The Lisbon Treaty inaugurated the legally binding character of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter), enshrined a commitment to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and, in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), identified human rights as a foundational value. These changes have already drawn comment as developments that “will change the face of the Union fundamentally,” that take the protection of rights in the EU “to a new level,” and that indicate that “the arguments for improving the status of human rights in EU law… have finally been heard. There is general agreement, in other words, that the EU has reached the high point of its engagement with human rights.

scholarly journals Interseccionalidade de raça e gênero nas escolas brasileiras e os projetos de lei silenciadores

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Saskya Miranda Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Legislative Proposals ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
And Gender

ResumoNa última década o governo brasileiro impulsionou políticas públicas e a construção de um conjunto de leis quanto aos direitos humanos e a educação em direitos humanos. Partindo da importância destas iniciativas, diante do colonialismo, racismo e patriarcado, que marcam a história de formação da sociedade brasileira, o presente ensaio se ancora em um referencial feminista descolonial e interseccional de raça, gênero e classe para descrever os avanços quanto à educação em direitos humanos, particularmente quanto aos direitos das mulheres, negras e negros e LGBTQ, no país. Ao mesmo tempo, denuncia as propostas legislativas que se disseminam atualmente pelo país e representam um retrocesso para a conquista da educação em direitos humanos.Palavras-chave: Educação. Direitos Humanos. Gênero. Feminismo. Interseccionalidade.Intersectionality of race and gender in Brazilian schools and the bills silencersAbstractIn the last decade, the Brazilian government has promoted public policies and the construction of a set of laws on human rights and human rights education. Based on the importance of these initiatives, in the face of colonialism, racism and patriarchy, which mark the history of the formation of Brazilian society, the present essay is anchored in a decolonial and intersectional feminist referential of race, gender and class to describe advances in human rights education, particularly regarding the rights of women, men and women black and LGBTQ, in the country. At the same time, denounce the legislative proposals that are currently disseminated throughout the country and they represent a setback for the achievement of human rights education.Keywords: Education. Human Rights. Gender. Feminism. Intersectionality.Interseccionalidad de raza y género en las escuelas brasileñas y los proyectos de ley silenciadoresResumenEn la última década el gobierno brasileño impulsó políticas públicas y la construcción de un conjunto de leyes en cuanto a los derechos humanos y la educación en derechos humanos. El presente ensayo se ancla en un referencial feminista descolonial e interseccional de raza, género y clase para describir los avances en cuanto a la educación en la educación en la educación derechos humanos, particularmente en cuanto a los derechos de las mujeres, negras y negros y LGBTQ, en el país. Al mismo tiempo, denuncia las propuestas legislativas que se diseminan actualmente por el país y representan un retroceso para la conquista de la educación en derechos humanos.Palabras clave: Educación. Derechos Humanos. Género. Feminismo. Interseccionalidad.

Society, Law and Gender Justice in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Archna Katoch
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

The purpose of this paper is to determine the social status of women and "focus on gender disparities in India. It examines the effectiveness of constitutional laws, enactments and policies to establish the human rights and gender justice. In order to draw the inferences, different types of surveys reports and research studies showing the conditions of women have been used. Study concludes that the conditions of women have undoubtedly improved but gender injustice is still a problem that is seen all over in the society. In India the most of the laws are not effective as they are ahead of public opinion and willingness of the people to change the society and give the women the status of equality. We are still unaware and in the grip of customs and traditions which covertly discriminate against women.

scholarly journals Human Rights for Women's Development in Multidimensional: A Step towards Gender Equality in Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Andrey Shastri
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Status ◽  
Collection Period ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Status Of Women

Women's educational human rights and gender equality is one of the burning topics nowadays. Following the gender equality framework proposed by United Nations in its Millennium Summit in 2000 declared "Gender equality and women empowerment". This present study tries to review gender equality for women in many aspects, including the major concern in this review, i.e., education and human right. After analyzing several documents in the net during the collection period, this study sees that women have achieved a lot. However, yes still they are lagging in terms of equality in education and human right. The fact showed women are far lagging and leave alone on the question of gender equality. The present paper explores and highlighted these issues as the central questions related to women's rights and also attempts to wrestle with the few challenges that faced by the women education system in India as a specific example. At last, this paper also try to highlight some strategy as to upgrade the status of women in society, ever since this study believes that Educating a woman will uplifts her life as well as the quality of the nation.

scholarly journals Enforcement of Women's Rights through Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 5397-5402
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Striking Similarity ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Fundamental Freedom ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
Basic Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
Comprehensive Treatise ◽  
The Face

The experiences of successive world wars brought the Universal Declaration, bringing an adherence of acceptance from all the countries which proved to be a comprehensive treatise of inviolable and in alienated human rights. It bestows civil and political rights including right to life, liberty, free speech and privacy. In addition it includes economic, social, cultural rights being right to social security, health and education. These entitled basic rights and fundamental freedom that helps in promoting peace and progress by preventing atrocities against humanity. Widening its domain, today human rights have befitted essential in achieving development goals which enables a constant improvement of well being of inhabitants of the world. The paper aims at drawing a similarity in the case study of an autobiography of 19th century (Amar Jibon by Rassundari Devi) and an autobiography of 21st century (I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai), one being the earliest of women autobiographies and the other being most horrific and recent one. Both the characters establish an indistinguishable coherence between development and acquisition of basic rights for women. Malala recognized as a human rights champion, continued to speak out portraying the indomitable courage even on the face of religious and military activists. Rassundari Devi silenced under patriarchal norms and a life burdened with duty and responsibilities which eventually made her acquire a greater strength to become a lettered woman. The paper presents striking similarity in the status of women from two different time zones who fought for their rights and carved a niche for themselves as liberated women. They emerged successful in terms of their courage and determination by seeking live of equality and freedom.

Women and Gender in Islamic Traditions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Berkey
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Gender was a critical factor in the Islamic tradition, especially in its law. That law was shaped by the Qur'an, the practice of Muhammad and his companions as known through hadith, the status of women in Arabia at the rise of Islam, but even more by the customs and attitudes of people living in those regions outside Arabia conquered by the early Muslim Arabs. From them, Muslims adopted practices segregating and secluding women. These practices and the misogynist attitudes behind them confirmed in Islamic law a gendered hierarchy of rights, although particular social circumstances might mitigate the full implementation of that hierarchy. Within the family women might play important, even decisive roles, although in public spheres such as politics their formal role was considerably more restricted. Interestingly, however, specifically religious spheres such as mystical devotion and education provided meaningful channels for women's participation.

Asylum, Refuge and Public Policy: Current Trends and Future Dilemmas

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Schuster ◽  
John Solomos
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Asylum Policy ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
The Status ◽  
Human Rights Act ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Impact

Britain is a signatory of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rightsand Fundamental Freedoms and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. It is only in the last decade, however, with the passage of the 1993 Asylum and Immigration Appeal Act and the 1998 Human Rights Act, that these two Conventions have became part of British law. This paper begins by exploring the impact of the incorporation of the 1951 Convention and then moves on to look at the hopes that are now pinned on the Human Rights Act. It concludes by considering the (actual and potential) impact of these two Conventions on asylum policy and practice since their incorporation into British law and explores the possible conflict between the Conventions and recent British legislation on asylum. In doing so it highlights the need to develop a deeper and contextualised understanding of current preoccupations with the issue of asylum and refuge in Britain and other European societies.

Shedding Light on the AICPA Work/Life and Women's Initiatives Research: What Does It Mean to Educators and Students?

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Dreike Almer ◽  
Louise E. Single
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Workplace Issues ◽  
Accounting Faculty ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Status ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

This commentary interprets the data from the 2004 AICPA Report issued by the Work/Life and Women's Initiatives Executive Committee in terms of implications for accounting faculty who advise students and who have an interest in conducting research on public accounting workplace issues. The discussion highlights the survey results relating to the status of women, including current trends in women's advancement and alternative career paths in public accounting, and the career aspirations of today's generation of students. We link these AICPA findings to other research on public accounting workplace issues, and broader research that suggests some generational and gender differences that should be considered in advising students. Throughout we also suggest potential research questions. Finally, because it is not uncommon for students to ask us questions about academic careers, we consider gender bias parallels that may exist between public accounting and the academy.

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