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Previously minors as young as 14 were allowed to wed under state law providing they obtained parental and court permission Courtesy www.independent.co.uk > News > World > Americas Up-dates from South Asia: Woman & Violence Women & Work (1) Gender-gap in wages The Global Gender Gap R...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of women's studies 2017-07, Vol.24 (2), p.125-131
Main Author: Khan, Shehla Aftab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Apathy
Child marriage
Children & youth
Committees
Consent
Councils
Domestic violence
Equal rights
Equality
Gender equity
Gender pay gap
Girls
Loopholes
Rape
Robbery
Sex crimes
Sexism
Social networks
Women
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Summary:Previously minors as young as 14 were allowed to wed under state law providing they obtained parental and court permission Courtesy www.independent.co.uk > News > World > Americas Up-dates from South Asia: Woman & Violence Women & Work (1) Gender-gap in wages The Global Gender Gap Report 2016 Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics.[...]there is a fundamental moral case for empowering women: women represent one half of the global population and it is self-evident that they must have equal access to health, education, earning power and political representation.According to Indian media reports, the woman is in her late 20s and had come to Vishakhapatnam from the outskirts of the city after she had a fight with her husband.Courtesy BBC (2) Pakistani council orders "revenge rape" of 16-year-old girl Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother's alleged sexual assault of another girk Both the victims and their mothers have been sent to a women's protection center, he added.
ISSN:1024-1256