Women's Human Rights

Book Details

• Author: Niamh Reilly

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 216

• Publication Year: 2015

• ISBN: 9788131607381

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

About the Book

Women’s Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age delves into the evolution of feminist advocacy for women’s human rights, particularly within the context of transnational and UN-oriented efforts over the last three decades. The book explores the key influences shaping this global movement and examines the ways in which Western, legalistic, state-centric approaches and deep-rooted gender biases continue to obstruct the enjoyment of human rights for women worldwide.

This insightful work traces the development of women’s human rights by discussing significant issues, debates, and interventions in international law and policy. Key areas of focus include:

• The development of global gender equality norms through the UN Women’s Convention.

• Framing violence against women as a human rights issue.

• Addressing gender-based crimes in conflict and ensuring women’s equality in post-conflict transformations.

• Highlighting the gendered human rights dimensions of inequalities in neoliberal globalization.

• Countering politicized religious movements that oppose women’s reproductive and sexual rights.

By critically examining these challenges, the book underscores the importance of bottom-up, transnational movements in driving the recognition and realization of women’s human rights.

Contents

1. Women’s Human Rights Advocacy

2. Human Rights, Gender, and Contested Meanings

3. Women’s Human Rights as Equality and Non-Discrimination

4. Violence and Reproductive Health as Human Rights Issues

5. Women’s Human Rights in Conflict and Post-Conflict Transformation

6. Development, Globalization, and Women’s Human Rights

7. Fundamentalisms and Women’s Human Rights

8. Conclusion

About the Author

Niamh Reilly is a Senior Lecturer in Women’s Studies at the School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway. With extensive academic expertise, she has contributed to the critical examination of gender justice, international law, and feminist advocacy for women’s rights on a global scale.