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She was a strong supporter of women's reservation in Nagaland. Speaking at an event, she promised to continue to work for equal rights for women and hoped women enter decision-making process in Naga politics. She invited Nagas to retrospect the areas where "we have failed." [30]
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia is a topic of international concern and controversy. ... “Amid the economic diversification and push for women's empowerment ...
The bill then addresses women's economic empowerment. It mandates that public and private bodies promote the economic empowerment of women by promoting women's access to economic and educational opportunities, increasing access to financing, land rights, and entrepreneurial skills for women.
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
Over time, while women's rights have improved elsewhere, those in many Muslim-dominated countries have remained comparatively restricted. [198] [199] Women's property rights in the Quran are from parents and near relatives.
In many respects, Ugandan women hold and have held rights that exceeded those of women in Western societies. Many Ugandans recognize women as important religious and community leaders. Women have held rights to own land, influence crucial political decisions made by men, and cultivate crops for their own profit.
The 2003 Civil Code improved women's rights, providing for gender equality in the acquisition, management, and administration of property brought into the union or acquired after marriage. [26] However customary rules continue to be applied in practice, especially in rural areas, undermining women's property rights. [26]
The Women's March 1956, organized by FEDSAW, was one of the first public protests fighting against apartheid and the abolishment of the Pass Laws. 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, protesting legislation that tightened the apartheid government's control over the movement of black women in urban areas and increasing ...