Women

In 1993 the UN General Assembly issued the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which defined violence against women as: any act of gender-based violence…
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  Figures published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that about one in three women worldwide are subjected to physical and/or sexual violence…
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Women’s sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights Women’s sexual and reproductive rights are among the most taboo subjects in many Arab societies Oman is…
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The concept of “gender socialisation” may not be widely recognised, but many children fall victim to it in their upbringing, and adults tend to behave, and to treat children,…
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The feminist movement has become a distinctive feature of the world today. Even countries with a long history of democracy and human rights have feminist movements calling for…
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On 11 October each year since 2012 the world has celebrated the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child. Adolescent girls in non-Western societies face many…
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Are you completely free to choose your own lifestyle? Can you live or move to somewhere independent of your family? Can you travel without needing to get your family’s…
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Oman always likes to boast that it has made great strides in women’s rights, unlike the other Gulf states or the Arab world in general, yet women in Oman still find themselves…
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