7/23/2019 Political Rights of Women

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Political Rights of Women

On equal terms with man, without any discrimination,

• Women are entitled to vote

• Women are entitled to be voted upon for any public oce

• Women are entitled to hold public oce and to exercise public functions

Convention on the Political Rights of Women (New York, 1953)

Pr!ose"

 To implement the principle of equality of rights for men and women contained in the

Charter of United ations

•  The right to ta!e part in the government of his country, directly or indirectly

through freely chosen representatives

• The right to equal access to public service in his country

•  The right to equal status with men in the en"oyment and exercise of political

rights

#ei$ing %eclaration (China, &e!tem'er 1995)

• #ocused on the need of economic independence of women

• Calls on all governments to re$ect on their policies for the elimination of

discrimination against women

•  The %latform of action was focused on critical areas of women and poverty,

women and education, women and health, violence against women, womenin armed con$ict, women and economic equality, women and politics