Woman of the World - What can you do
Woman of the World - know your international human rights
- Preface
- What are human rights?
- What is the United Nations?
- The UN: Protecting the rights of woman
- What is CEDAW
- Australia's signing of CEDAW
- A guide to the rights in CEDAW
- CEDAW and the Sex Discrimination Act
- The Optional Protocol to CEDAW
- What about Beijing?
- What can you do: The public sphere
- What can you do: Private actions
What can you do: private actions
The achievement of equality requires commitment and attention in our everyday lives. Each of us can contribute in a variety of ways.
Raise awareness amongst your friends, family and colleagues about the importance of human rights - whether through informal discussion, or by taking a stand against inappropriate behaviour, such as sexual or racist harassment.
Join an organisation like , the , or the , which prioritise action around women's human rights issues.
Resources
Below is a list of websites that will provide a broad overview of the national and international women's movement.
- : database on human rights organisations, literature, funding and awards