- Gender equality and women’s rights | OHCHR
Our work Promoting women’s human rights and achieving gender equality are core commitments of the UN Human Rights Office We promote women and girls’ equal enjoyment of all human rights, including freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive rights, access to justice, socio-economic equality, and participation in decision-making
- Womens health
The health of women and girls is of particular concern because, in many societies, they are disadvantaged by discrimination rooted in sociocultural factors For example, women and girls face increased vulnerability to HIV AIDS
- Interview: Women’s Rights Under Trump - Human Rights Watch
Donald Trump’s first administration as US president attacked women’s rights across a broad range of issues What could his second term mean for women in the United States and beyond? The
- International Women’s Day 2025 | OHCHR
International Women’s Day 2025Upholding women's rights leads to a better future for all Promoting and protecting gender equality makes sense for justice, for prosperity and for a better common future Yet around the world we are witnessing a growing pushback against women’s rights and gender equality, advances which were painstakingly made over decades Gender-based violence is persistent
- Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to achieving . . .
To achieve this, health systems must prioritize women’s and girls’ health needs and their full participation in the workforce By creating opportunities for women to participate equally at every level, including in decision making, we can transform health systems, bridge gender gaps, and build a healthier, more equitable world
- 6 Priorities for women and health
Pregnant women have been specifically from many treatment and vaccine trials This cannot continue Women and girls have and health needs which must be met now, and they have equal rights to participate in, and benefit from, global recovery efforts in a post-pandemic world This starts by ensuring for all women and girls, and needs in and trials
- Gender and health
Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world This Q A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, and achieve health for all
- The Taliban and the Global Backlash Against Women’s Rights
From attacks on reproductive rights and sexual violence against women and girls during conflicts, to the gendered impacts of climate change, women’s rights all over the world remain in crisis
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