WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Right To Equality
THE ISSUE
The issue is lack of equality for women throughout the world. For example, according to womendeliver.org, 95% of countries have a male head of state. Women in the US earn less than men. And, in general, there is a higher percentage of illiterate women than men.
Park Geun-hye South Korean President
Park is one of the very few female president in the world she shows that to women are also able to be great leader she is president since 2013 she is the first female president in south Korea.
Women In The US Earn Less Than Men.
Women typically earn about 90 percent of what men are paid until they hit 35. After that median earnings for women are typically 75–80 percent of what men are paid.
Percentage of Illiterate Women
Only about 56 percent of Pakistani adults are literate -- in contrast, South Asian neighbors India and Sri Lanka boast literacy rates of 74 percent and 97 percent, respectively.
Citations
- Website Title: Women Deliver News Entries RSS
- Article Title: Women Deliver » Updates
- Date Accessed: June 01, 2015
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- Date Accessed: June 01, 2015
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- Article Title: Why are two out of three illiterate people female?
- Date Accessed: June 01, 2015
- Website Title: African Spotlight
- Article Title: Women earn 24% less than men on average - UN report - Africa[…]
- Electronically Published: April 28, 2015
- Date Accessed: June 01, 2015
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- Electronically Published: April 21, 2014
- Date Accessed: June 01, 2015
Organizations That Deal With Women Right
- (Rainbo) is a organization that deals with women rights One of the most famous women's organizations that has been leading the fight for women's rights since it was established in 1966.
- (N.O.W) The NOW Foundation focuses on a broad range of women’s rights issues, including economic justice, pay equity, racial discrimination, women’s health and body image, women with disabilities, reproductive rights and justice, family law, marriage and family formation rights of same-sex couples, representation of women in the media, and global feminist issues.
- (womensrightsworldwide.org) Founded in 1997, Where aims to provide reliable, comprehensive, and timely information and analyses on women's human rights in English, Spanish and French. Their mission is to connect, inform and mobilize people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.