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| United Nations - Coalition Against Trafficking in Women |
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Gray Panthers have signed off on the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women's "Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women" statement FROM THE STATEMENT: Gender equality continues to be a largely unrealized goal worldwide despite the existence of various international legal instruments, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and international agreements such as the Beijing Platform for Action. Financing for gender equality in legal and policy measures requires more than a commitment of equitable and necessary financial resources by governments, inter-governmental agencies and civil society. It necessitates changes in laws and policies, including financial and macroeconomic measures, which actively fuel gender inequality and women’s disempowerment. One of the most profound examples of law or policy which severely impedes the attainment of gender equality is the tolerance, regulation, decriminalization and/or legalization of the sex industry, including the promotion of sex tourism. Commercial sexual exploitation is based in and reinforces “the historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women.” Read the full statement (pdf) >> |