Victims Of Violence A Third Of Women - 1602 Words

Victims of violence: A third of women continue to face physical or sexual violence. Many women are not given the equal rights they deserve and this violates the human rights of women across the world (World Health Organization, 2016) CEDAW: In the year 1979, countries around the world signed CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) (United Nations, 2009). Education: to this day, young girls still do not have access to basic education. Nearly of girls of 100 million children, are currently not attending school (UNICEF, 2015). In 2013, legislation was passed that prevented domestic violence against women in 76 countries that previously had no laws against it (Liz Ford, 2014). Child Marriage: It†¦show more content†¦Women are typically viewed as being â€Å"less† than men, so they do not have the same equal rights. Over the last 20 years, women in both the developed world and the developing world, have gained more access to family planning. Efforts to decrease the number of maternal and child deaths have been reduced dramatically (United Nations, 2009). 1.Women’s work is undervalued: Women typically make less money than men for doing the same job. One reason for this is because men’s competence is usually viewed as being more valuable compared to women’s, even if they women may be doing better (European Commission, 2016). 2. Traditions, stereotypes discrimination: To this day, the reason why the issue regarding the gender pay gap still exists is because employers typically presume that men are better at certain jobs or process certain skills which makes them more superior to women (European Commission,2016). Political Women in the political atmosphere, or positions of power, are more likely to overturn the issues that surround the gender pay gap such as gender discrimination in the workplace, undervalued women’s work etc. Without women, the barriers that prevent equality would take longer to remove. Economic Profitability to economy : Without the full contribution in the labour