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Women's Voice and Agency : The Role of Legal Institutions and Women's Movements

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dc.contributor.authorde Silva de Alwis, Rangita
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T20:33:58Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T20:33:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractGlobal events like the Beijing Women s Conference of 1995 have resulted in the creation of strong international frameworks that set standards for women s rights around the world. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action, and other international norms define the scope of universal rights for women and girls, and have opened new spaces for regional and national legal reform. Bottom-up engagement with these international laws and institutions by local and transnational women s movements has catalyzed widespread changes in lawmaking and transformed standard-setting documents into tools for reform. The following paper discusses four important pillars of women s voice and agency (while recognizing that there are others which are beyond the scope of this review): freedom from the risk of violence; freedom of movement; freedom to make decisions on family formation and the freedom to shape policy. It will examine the ways in which these freedoms impact women s voice and the ways in which women are working to reform law and policy to ensure these four freedoms are accessible to all.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20431443/women s-voice-agency-role-legal-institutions-womens-movements
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/21029
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21029
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABDUCTION
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectABORTIONS
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectADULTERY
dc.subjectADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectAGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBEATINGS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD ABUSE
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGE
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGES
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOERCION
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectCOURT
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectCRIMINAL LAW
dc.subjectCRIMINAL LAWS
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectCULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCUSTODY
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAWS
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDEATH PENALTY
dc.subjectDECRIMINALIZATION
dc.subjectDEPENDENT CHILDREN
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDOMICILE
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LAWS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEQUAL BASIS WITH MEN
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY WITH MEN
dc.subjectETHICAL VALUES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectEXTRAMARITAL SEX
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY FORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILY LAW
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMICIDE
dc.subjectFEMINIST
dc.subjectFORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectGAYS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectGIRL CHILDREN
dc.subjectGLOBAL ACTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POLICY
dc.subjectHARMFUL PRACTICES
dc.subjectHARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectHEAD OF THE FAMILY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH LAW
dc.subjectHEALTH LAWS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOME AFFAIRS
dc.subjectHOME VISITS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN BEINGS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
dc.subjectIMPRISONMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENDA
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAWS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TREATIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WOMEN
dc.subjectISLAMIC LAW
dc.subjectJUDGE
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLABOR CODE
dc.subjectLABOR LAW
dc.subjectLABOUR CODE
dc.subjectLABOUR LAW
dc.subjectLEGAL AID
dc.subjectLEGAL CHANGES
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORM
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORMS
dc.subjectLEGAL SERVICES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE CHANGES
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLESBIANS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIBERTY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMALE PARTNERS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMARITAL RAPE
dc.subjectMARRIAGE AGE
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED COUPLES
dc.subjectMARRIED MAN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMAN
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF LABOUR
dc.subjectMISOGYNY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectNUCLEAR FAMILY
dc.subjectOFFENCES
dc.subjectOFFENDERS
dc.subjectOFFENSES
dc.subjectOPPRESSION
dc.subjectPARADIGM SHIFT
dc.subjectPATERNALISM
dc.subjectPENAL CODE
dc.subjectPENAL CODES
dc.subjectPENALTIES FOR ADULTERY
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERSONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICER
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CONFERENCE
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRISON
dc.subjectPRIVACY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
dc.subjectPUBLIC LIFE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPHERE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectRAPE VICTIM
dc.subjectRAPIST
dc.subjectREFORM LAWS
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONFERENCES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE ROLES
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESIDENCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRIGHTS ADVOCATES
dc.subjectRIGHTS AGENDA
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL ADVANCES
dc.subjectSEXUAL ASSAULT
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectSEXUAL ORIENTATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSHADOW REPORT
dc.subjectSHARIA
dc.subjectSHARIA LAW
dc.subjectSHARIAH
dc.subjectSHARIAH LAW
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIETAL NORMS
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTALKING
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTOLERANCE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE ON WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENCE VICTIMS
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMENAPOS;S ISSUES
dc.subjectWOMENAPOS;S LAW
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD CONFERENCE
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.titleWomen's Voice and Agency : The Role of Legal Institutions and Women's Movementsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-11-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:21:38.634381Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20431443/women s-voice-agency-role-legal-institutions-womens-movements
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid468221468154150146
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20141126011414
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20431443
okr.identifier.report92761
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/11/26/000333037_20141126011414/Rendered/PDF/927610NWP0Wome00Box385358B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.unitGender - CCSA - IFC (GCGDR)
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