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| 3,430 3,430 playsGender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual… -
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| 2,460 2,460 playsSarah Bradshaw argues that if we want to change rates of violence, we have to change the way violence is understood and change attitudes about violence in society. In… -
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| 50 50 plays1 in 3 women will suffer from or feel threatened by violence, including sexual violence and the fear of violence. This is not confined to a particular region or culture.… -
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| 650 650 playsGlobally, concerns about rising and common wealth and equality have intensified in recent years. This discourse has sort of transcended academic and political circles… -
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| 182 182 playsViolence against women can be seen on three levels: the international, national, and intimate levels. We can look at psychological as well as patriarchal factors, and… -
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| 539 539 playsIn 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set the international policy framework for development across the globe. Critiques of the MDGs are that they were… -
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| 374 374 playsConfucian ethics is a tradition that can be used by people from different religious traditions in China. It is a tradition shared by people who may engage in different… -
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| 299 299 playsIt is time to think about how SDG 5 on gender equality could be implemented! SDG 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. In this video… -
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| 276 276 playsThe Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the… -
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| 264 264 playsFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is considered a violence against women, and it seeks to subjugate women by taking away sexual urges and controlling them by removing… -
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| 212 212 playsGender wasn’t on the development agenda until the 1970s. At that time, it was recognized that development could harm women as modernization brings increased… -
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| 180 180 playsThe terms “sexual” and “sexual abuse” were avoided at the inter-governmental level until 1999 with the Convention of the Rights of the Child and… -
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| 181 181 playsIn this chapter, Elizabeth Prügl discusses an initiative that has proliferated in Africa called the Women’s Situation Room. It responds to election violence… -
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| 185 185 playsThere is a gendered experience of poverty: women and men experience poverty differently, and women may experience poverty differently from one another. In the case of… -
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| 265 265 playsThe Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the… -
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| 129 129 playsIn this chapter, the six key transformation pathways to the SDGs are introduced, followed by more in-depth analysis of education, inclusion, jobs, and growth. Professor…