Women’s Rights and Gender Equality – Discussion questions



Women’s Rights and Gender Equality – Discussion questions

• When you hear the word gender equality, what comes to mind?

• The ability to do whatever you want; choice

• Equal opportunity

• Equal expectations

• Equal salary/reward for the same job

• Freedom from social restrictions/prejudice; no assumptions about roles

• Equal sexual rights

• Recognition and celebration of differences

• Often considered a female/feminist term or problem; it is forgotten, overlooked, or mainstreamed because people feel it has been dealt with

• Since we have international human rights standards for all, why is it important to talk about women’s human rights?

• “Women hold up half the sky”

• Rights on paper vs. rights in reality

• Who is in power and interpreting these rights; standards made “by men, for men”

• Historical and social context needs to be considered( women and men starting from different places

• Why are women’s rights so important?

• Regardless of all other factors, being a woman puts you at a disadvantage

• As child bearers they are the first point of contact with a new generation

• Women have the greatest impact on their surroundings

• You can’t promote human rights without promoting human rights

• Women are marginalized (crucial factor

• Group most likely to have their rights abused

• Universal human rights standards not held up in reality

• Women have a powerful influence on the upbringing and education of children

• Women are a source of power that is not being used to its full potential (this negatively impacts the whole of society)

• Everyone deserves equal treatment

• Is there a difference between women’s rights and women’s human rights?

• Human rights are the very basis of women’s rights as there are many boundaries faced by women beyond the most basic rights (public services etc.)

• i.e. gender equality, protection from violence, sexual rights

• Human rights should include women’s rights

• Women’s rights specifically include sexual/reproductive rights

• Women’s human rights are rights that are applied to everyone (basic rights)(five rights Oxfam promotes

• Women’s rights address inequalities according to the society and community

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