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Religion, rights, and civil society - Rights, gender, and religion - Gender equity

4 important questions on Religion, rights, and civil society - Rights, gender, and religion - Gender equity

What gender roles emerged in a sedentary economy?

In a sedentary economy where muscle power was critical to adequate food production, males were increasingly educated to think and act in terms of hierarchies based on physical strength, with females relegated to subordinate roles and allocated fewer material resources.
And as male physical dominance and aggression translated into a monopoly over military and other public affairs, the myths and narratives that shaped the world's major religions legitimized these emerging gender inequalities.

Where was the struggle for gender equality first engaged?

It was in the Western democracies that the struggle for gender equality was first engaged in a sustained and compelling manner.
Legal parity and voting rights were secured prior to the Second World War, and in the post-war environment the focus shifted to matters of workplace compensation, representation, professional advancement, and social equality; the expansion of educational opportunities; the creation of gender-equal inheritance systems; and control over personal health and medical decisions.

What happened at the Conference on Women?

At the UN's first World Conference on Women, held in Mexico City in 1976, delegates developed a ten-year plan of action to address gender inequalities on multiple fronts, and three years later the UN issued a formal "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women."
This set legal obligations for signatories to achieve gender equity in public and private spheres, and by 2015 almost 200 nations had committed to the Convention.

In which four key areas did women experience difficulties?

The 2018 Global Gender Gap report issued by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum highlighted four key areas where women continued to experience significant disadvantages: political power, economic opportunity, health, and education.

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A Concise History of the World Since 1945 | 9781352010206 | W M Spellman

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