Promoting Gender Equality

Achieving equality between women and men was one of the ten commitments agreed to by the heads of state at the World Summit for Social Development and is a main priority of the international women's movement. Taking the decade of the seventies as a starting point, this article briefly reviews t...

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Published in:International social science journal 1999-12, Vol.51 (162), p.567-574
Main Author: Buvinic, Mayra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing Countries
Equality
Feminism
Gender
Gender equality
International
International Cooperation
Opposite Sex Relations
Promotion
Proposals
Sexes
Sexual Inequality
Social change
Social Development
Social Goals
Social Progress
Womens Rights
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Summary:Achieving equality between women and men was one of the ten commitments agreed to by the heads of state at the World Summit for Social Development and is a main priority of the international women's movement. Taking the decade of the seventies as a starting point, this article briefly reviews the progress that has been made in improving women's status and reducing gender inequalities, and charts the challenges ahead.
ISSN:0020-8701
1468-2451
DOI:10.1111/1468-2451.00228