The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the evolution of the protection of women’s rights in Europe and Asia. The chapter will focus on violence against women and on trafficking of women, on which two recent conventions, respectively in the European and Asian systems, have ...
Iranian illustrator Hoda Hadadi wins gold at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Leave a reply Hoda Haddadi won the award for her illustrations for Drummer Girl, a book written by Pakistani-Canadian author Hiba Masood and published by Daybreak Press in the United States. The Moonbeam Children...
An activist for women's rights and labor reforms, Woodhull was also an advocate of "free love", by which she meant the freedom to marry, divorce and bear children without social restriction or government interference. "They cannot roll back the rising tide of reform," she often said. "...
places women and children at high risk for victimization by unscrupulous traffickers who entice or coerce them into illegal migration to other countries for forced labor of various types, Philippine laws that address gender inequality and children's rights are important in preventing such trafficking. ...
(Nefertari was the first, and principle, queen of Ramses II. Ramses II had many wives and children housed in his large harem. but Nefertari, the "Great Wife," was the one honored in two of Egypt's most famous monuments - her large, beautifully painted tomb in the Valley of the Queens...
MANILA, Philippines - Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Alicia Bala has been chosen as the country's representative for children to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC).Bala's ...
The Family and Women in an Ageing Society: the Philippine Situation In the Philippines, ageing is a low priority issue for government. This increases the need for the elderly to rely on female family members for support. Children incur a debt of gratitude (utang na loob) to their parents ...
This study examines the perceptions of a sample of 100 Japanese adult women regarding their general perceptions of sex role portrayals in advertising. The findings indicate that: 1) Japanese women are not critical of their role portrayals in Japanese adv
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Women’s land rights and children’s human capital in Vietnam World Development (2014) S. Samarakoon et al. Does education empower women? Evidence from Indonesia World Development (2015) S.K. Trommlerová et al. Determinants of empowerment in a capability-based poverty approach: Evidence from ...