Women's rights

rights claimed for women and girls worldwide

acts of violence between people living in the same household

group of people by practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics who are fewer in numbers than the main groups of those classifications

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

work by Mary Wollstonecraft

legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health

thumb|right|alt=A topless woman with dark hair and sunglasses, her left hand is holding protest sign with the text "Stand up" in capital red letter and "for topless equal rights" in smaller green capital letters.|A woman protesting for the right to go topless anywhere a man could. Venice Beach, California, 2011 Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking changes in laws to allow women to be topless in public places where men are permitted to be barechested, as a form of gender equality. Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overturning of laws which restrict a woman's righ

unofficial maritime code of conduct

neglect, physical abuse and lack of respect during childbirth

slogan encouraging women's empowerment

1983 film by Lewis Gilbert

approach to ethics

Leave of absence taken during a menstrual period

HeForShe, referred to as He for She, is a solidarity movement for the advancement of gender equality initiated by the United Nations. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people, socially, economically and politically, HeForShe is a global effort that seeks to involve men and boys in achieving equality by taking action against negative gender stereotypes and behaviors. Its logo represents the union of women and men working together to achieve gender equality, by joining together aspects of both the female and male symbols.

forced termination of pregnancy

feminist slogan

UN Conference (1995)

1851 speech by Sojourner Truth

An aguna or agunah (, plural: , ʿaḡunoṯ) is a Jewish woman who is stuck in her marriage as determined by traditional halakha (Jewish law). The classic case is a man who has left on a journey and has not returned or has gone into battle and is missing in action. It is used as a borrowed term to refer to a woman whose husband refuses or is unable to grant her a divorce (which requires a document known as a get).

parking space reserved for women

cultural discussions about the fundamental rigts of women

one theory of the equality of the sexes

legal concept allowing women to anonymously give birth and give the baby up for adoption

Natalist privileges awarded in the Roman Empire

ban on the employment of married women

Based on People's Tribunal, the International Tribunal on Crimes against Women was held in Brussel (Belgium) in March 1976.

social justice issue

former American human rights award honoring women (2003–2011)

thumb|200px|The International Breastfeeding Symbol

aspect of history

UN women's and human rights conference

UN women's and human rights conference

Baugrygr or Ringkvinna was the term referred to an unmarried woman who had inherited the position of head of the family, usually from her father or brother, with all the tasks and rights associated with the position. The position existed in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and into the Middle Ages.

political, social, and cultural movement and theory

international feminist campaign

Field of research and study

choices and legal rights available to a woman experiencing pregnancy or childbirth

political issue

a woman who is accorded the status of a man without disrupting the patriarchal status quo

Anti-abortion declaration

UN women's and human rights conference

Chairperson of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium

awareness day

socio-economic analysis that explains how gender relations affect a development problem

Recommendation on the prevention of violence against women and girls

birth document

sex based murder of a female during pregnancy or up to a year afterwards

library and archive collection at Smith College

policies granting the right to be granted suitable seating at work

American politician (1794-1867)