It’s been 30 years since the Beijing Declaration on Women, a landmark agreement to empower women and girls. “The Beijing declaration was such an incredible moment to say that enough is enough. Women are half of humanity and we have to be better,” says Lata Narayanaswamy, associate professor at the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds. But now, some governments are rolling back women’s rights. Humanitarian programmes that help women and girls are being cut. + International Women’s Day: do women have equal rights in Switzerland? “During his first presidential term, Trump vetoed a new resolution proposed under the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda because it enshrined the right of women to their reproductive rights,” says Leandra Bias from the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern. What’s happening? Support for vulnerable women is being cut, and toxic masculinity is growing. The UN is worried. + Are initiatives to combat ...
