Women and gender issues


WOM/967
17 March 1997


Press Release
WOM/967


REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IS A RIGHT FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TELLS STATUS OF WOMEN COMMISSION

19970317

Reproductive health was a right for both men and women and no one should be coerced about whether or not they should have children or on how they should space their children, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this morning as it discussed the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women.

WOM/966
14 March 1997


Press Release
WOM/966


IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR ACHIEVING WOMEN'S EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE STRESSED IN STATUS OF WOMEN COMMISSION

19970314

Early marriage, pregnancy, sexual harassment and a heavy work load at home were some of the factors responsible for the high drop-out rate of girls from school, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this afternoon as it heard an exchange of views among Member States on the theme of "education and training of women".

WOM/963
13 March 1997


Press Release
WOM/963


GENDER INEQUALITIES, 'DEFEMINIZATION' OF WOMEN, DIVERGENT VIEWS ON QUOTAS AMONG TOPICS DISCUSSED BY STATUS OF WOMEN COMMISSION

19970313

The importance of a gender balance in decision-making in the private domain was stressed by several speakers, as the Commission on the Status of Women held an exchange of views on the theme of "women in power and decision- making" this morning.