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The First Arab Woman to Win a Nobel Prize
Born and raised in a country where women were severely oppressed, discriminated and were deprived of basic human rights, Tawakkol Karman , a women journalist in her twenties started fighting against the dictator president Shalleh, in favor of establishing women’s rights, democracy and freedom of expression in her country , Yemen. Fights For Freedom of Expression In 2005, Karman and several of her colleagues founded Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC), started to advocate mainly for freedom of expression and to further promote human rights and women’s rights in Yemen. In addition, the organization also started exposing corrupt government officials by producing reports on human rights abuses, cases of attacks…
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You Too..
“It’s time for men to understand that when women are destroyed, it’s not a women’s question, it’s a human question. And if it’s a human question, men really need to be a part of this fight.”- Dr. Denis Mukuwege Systematic Gender discrimination, sexual and domestic abuse against women , female infanticides or dowry murder are not only women’s issues. These are human rights issues. You Too…. To All Men and Boys, we urge that YOU TOO (#YouToo) have a huge responsibility and important role in preventing gender discrimination. Gender inequality does not only affect women, but has negative impact economic and social growth of society. According to…
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5 Campaigns Which Made a Huge Impact On Women Empowerment
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and pivotal of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations to be attained by 2030. Female genital mutilation, early or childhood marriage, forced marriage, unequal access and rights of women and girls to education, economy and health care, or decision-making are few examples of gender discrimination which rules different cultures across the world. Gender equality is essential to create a safer, better, more prosperous and peaceful world. Even though most of the countries have made some progress in fighting against these harmful practices and issues, so far no country has achieved complete gender equality. Till now there are…
