Women in Nepal and Yemen: Second-Class Citizens

Type Journal Article - Global Majority E-Journal
Title Women in Nepal and Yemen: Second-Class Citizens
Author(s)
Volume 8
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2017
Page numbers 49-62
URL http://www.american.edu/cas/economics/ejournal/upload/Global_Majority_e_Journal_8_1_revised-1.pdf#pa​ge=49
Abstract
This article examines the rights of women and gender inequalities in Nepal and Yemen. Both Nepal and Yemen are far from equality in terms of gender. In both countries, young girls are being married off as young as 8 years old. Women are also discriminated against via religious beliefs and laws, and many women in these two countries lack access to health care and education. This article examines the evolution of women’s rights in key areas based on information provided in the literature and actual data of these two countries.

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