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International Women's Rights - Global Women's Rights

Around the world in nations big and small, the struggle to ensure women's rights is played out again and again with varying success. From the United Nation's international women's rights treaty to individual efforts taking place at the grassroots level, women are committed to equal access to self-determination, health, education, and leadership opportunities as men enjoy.
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  2. CEDAW and Global Women's Rights (8)

For the first time in Olympic history, female athletes represented every...
For the first time in Olympic history, female athletes represented every country at the London 2012 Olympics. Does this signal a step forward for women's rights around the world, or was this merely a short-lived feel-good moment?

Gifts That Give Back to Women - Socially Responsible Gifts
If you want to give a distinctive gift with special meaning, why not shop for gifts that give back to the women who produced them? These gifts 'give twice' by benefiting both seller and recipient. Often handmade by artisans who work within a women's collective, these socially conscious gifts provide financial support and economic independence...

UN Women and Ring the Bell Anti-Violence Campaign
The UN took a giant leap forward in promoting international women's rights with the creation of UN Women in July 2010, followed by a campaign to stop the violence against women and girls worldwide using something as simple and commonplace as a doorbell.

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