WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Human rights apply to everyone. If they did not apply to particular groups, whether because of race or religion or gender, they would not be ‘human’. To unfairly give one group in society more rights than another gives that group more power- more access to food
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How Do We Measure Gender Inequality?
Gender inequality is the idea that men and women are treated differently in the same circumstances.
Growing Up Too Fast: Consequences of Child Marriage
In Sub-Saharan Africa, child marriage affects a staggering 40% of girls. Child marriage is the formal (or informal) marriage or union of a child under the age of 18, most often of a young girl to an older boy or man. Without the full consent of both parties, child marriage
Household Chores are Just as Important as Paid Work
Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for helping to end Liberia’s civil war. However, when she was invited to speak at a Gates Foundation event in 2017, she didn’t talk about that. Instead, she talked about a meeting she had once had with a group
Ethiopia’s march to gender parity
Under recently elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia has reached several significant milestones in gender equality in politics. Half of Mr Abiy’s 20-person cabinet are women. In October Ethiopia’s parliament unanimously voted for Sahle-Work Zewede to replace Mulatu Teshome as President. Finally, Meaza Ashenafi was appointed as Ethiopia’s first female
Why Bringing Up Children is a Joint Effort
A CHILD IS MORE ROUNDED IF IT LEARNS FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT SOURCES Children have so much to learn as they grow up and can ask many questions as a result. In an ideal world children have these questions answered and begin to learn about the world that they live