WGS200Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cyberfeminism, Ecofeminism, Neoliberalism
8 Apr 2014
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Response to women"s participation in the un"s international decade for women (1975 1985) Four world conferences on women: 1975 mexico city, 1980 copenhagen, 1985. Bill of rights for women life: beijing: differences among women emerged, objection by women from the south , solidarities across differences ; transnational feminists" efforts to employ collective action frames as tools in their attempt to acknowledge gender differences and build solidarities . 8: nationality, education, employment, health, economic and social life, rural women, equality before the law, marriage and family, including reproductive rights, state"s obligations, to incorporate women"s equality in their legal system, to protect women in all areas of life, to eliminate discriminatory laws and practices, to put cedaw in practice, one missing piece: violence against women not mentioned in 1979 cedaw convention, 1992: general recommendation 19 recognizes violence against women as discrimination and recognizes gender based violence impairs or nullifies the basic rights of women.
