to police brutality. The woman’s death led to countrywide protests by Iranian women against the government.
Thirty years after the first world conference on women in Mexico, women are still sensitising the world on why these inhumane laws against women are unacceptable. While many argue that these laws protect women, there has been a high rate of domestic violence and sexual and physical abuse against women.
In a report released by UNESCO, 52 million girls are not in school in Africa, while 4 million will never step into a classroom compared to 2 million boys. The report shows that education in Africa is only accessible to a few women. However, the few women with access to education are not exempted from dealing with patriarchal traditions and cultures that trample on their rights.
Anybody who is found violating anything of these laws should be made to face the consequences. It will help protect women more instead of making laws that focus on trampling on women’s rights. This bill introduces a practical and accessible process to raise and consider claims of systemic sex-based pay undervaluation in female-dominated occupations. With more women in power, better laws supporting women’s rights will be enacted.