International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

This report discusses women's land and property rights as a critical component in advancing women's rights, especially in low and middle-income countries. The author argues that establishing and improving these rights are particularly important for women who live in rural areas or who are single, divorced, or widowed. By linking property rights to autonomy and empowerment, the article argues that giving women greater access to land titles is integrally tied to both sexual rights and food production rights. Specifically, the author discusses the

This report outlines the importance of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and concrete policy and social changes states can make that might address several prominent gender inequality issues. The article focuses on four key areas: (1) trafficking of women and girls, (2) improving conditions for women's economic opportunity, (3) increasing political participation of women, and (4) advancing human rights by promoting equality for women. For each section, the report provides case studies from a variety of

This document reflects the stance of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) regarding child marriage. According to the organization, child marriage violates the human rights of the child because the girl child becomes little more than a servant to her husband's family and sex slave to her husband. This document also addresses the causes of child marriage, the health consequences for the girls, and tools that can be used to end child marriage. [Descriptors:Marriage - International]