The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international human rights treaty whereby Governments agree that they will implement measures (policies, laws, resources)… Read more “What is CEDAW?”
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My gf & I watched a movie that raised a debate between us. Does Marriage Imply Consent?
No. Absolutely not! When we marry we do not become property. We have a right to our own bodies. Marital Rape is said to occur when a… Read more “My gf & I watched a movie that raised a debate between us. Does Marriage Imply Consent?”
Harassment is punishable by law!
A person who pursues a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and which he knows or ought reasonably to know amounts to harassment of the other is guilty… Read more “Harassment is punishable by law!”
sexual harassment has often been casually dismissed as “man and woman thing” and even accepted as evidence of machismo. Women who complain are subjected to ridicule, about “taking a joke too seriously”, while the perpetrator might be lauded as a “real man.
Pregnancy and motherhood should not constitute a source of discrimination in access to training, skills development and employment.