<YOUR ROLE IN ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN>
Instructor: Ivy N Josiah
Application period: 10 February - 6 March 2025
The learning Period starts on 17 March 2025
This course will introduce you to feminist activist approaches to eliminating discrimination against women. While efforts to combat discrimination often begin at the local level, global mechanisms are in place to support governments in fulfilling their commitments to women. You will learn about key United Nations mechanisms, including CEDAW (The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women),
Special Procedures,
The Universal Periodic Review, and
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Violence against women, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence,
We will also examine the various forms and types of VAW and explore two critical topics in greater depth: Women’s Reproductive Rights and Women in Media..
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