- Gender equality and women’s rights | OHCHR
Promoting women’s human rights and achieving gender equality are core commitments of the UN Human Rights Office We promote women and girls’ equal enjoyment of all human rights, including freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive rights, access to justice, socio-economic equality, and participation in decision-making
- Womens health - World Health Organization (WHO)
For example, women and girls face increased vulnerability to HIV AIDS Some of the sociocultural factors that prevent women and girls to benefit from quality health services and attaining the best possible level of health include: unequal power relationships between men and women; social norms that decrease education and paid employment
- The State of Women’s Rights - Human Rights Watch
Today, for International Women’s Day, Human Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division Director Macarena Sáez speaks with Amy Braunschweiger about the best and worst of women’s rights last
- Interview: Women’s Rights Under Trump | Human Rights Watch
Donald Trump’s first administration as US president attacked women’s rights across a broad range of issues, including undermining access to birth control, eroding efforts to end the pay gap
- World Report 2025: Afghanistan | Human Rights Watch
Afghan women wait to receive financial assistance from the Afghan Red Crescent Society in Kohsan district, Herat province, September 25, 2024
- Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to achieving . . .
Women are the backbone of the global health and care workforce, yet their contributions often go unrecognized and undervalued The world faces a projected shortfall of 11 1 million health workers by 2030 Women, making up 67% of this workforce, are set to bridge this gap, leading to advancements in care, innovation, and policy transformation
- Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world This Q A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity, and achieve health for all
- OHCHR and women’s human rights and gender equality
Protect and expand the civic space of women human rights defenders and feminist movements; Facilitate equal participation of women, men and people of diverse gender identities in civil, political, economic, social and cultural life; and; Ensure gender equality within the UN Human Rights Office and the United Nations Key documents
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