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Exploring The Human Rights Implications Of Microfinance Initiatives, Rebecca Farrer
Exploring The Human Rights Implications Of Microfinance Initiatives, Rebecca Farrer
International Journal of Legal Information
This Article explores Microfinance and microcredit (“MFI”) programs from several perspectives, with particular emphasis on human rights issues. These programs involve making small loans to people who would otherwise be unable to borrow money to facilitate them starting their own businesses: frequently, the programs focus on women borrowers in developing countries. The emphasis of MFI programs on women in developing countries makes it important to consider these programs in terms of both women’s and indigenous rights, while MFI as an approach to poverty merits a discussion of economic rights. Part I of the article will explore the concept and scope …
Women’S Rights And Legislative Reforms: An Overview, Flavia Agnes
Women’S Rights And Legislative Reforms: An Overview, Flavia Agnes
International Journal of Legal Information
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The Beginning Of The Second Wave Of The Women's Movement And Where We Are Today: A Personal Account, Sonia Pressman Fuentes
The Beginning Of The Second Wave Of The Women's Movement And Where We Are Today: A Personal Account, Sonia Pressman Fuentes
Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers
The second wave of the women’s movement, which started in the early 1960s, revolutionized women’s legal rights in the U.S. and reverberated in the rest of the world. Ms. Fuentes, a founder of NOW (National Organization for Women) and the first woman attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), discusses the beginning of this movement, her role in it, the changes that have occurred since then, and the problems that remain in the US and throughout the world today.
The Rights Of Muslim Women In The Middle East: A Pathfinder, Lauren E. Schroeder
The Rights Of Muslim Women In The Middle East: A Pathfinder, Lauren E. Schroeder
International Journal of Legal Information
This annotated pathfinder is designed to serve as a guide for those who wish to learn about the legal and social situation of Muslim women in the region of the Middle East, but who do not have a great amount of advanced knowledge concerning the topic. It is meant to serve as an organized starting point from which to begin further research, and to provide a context for the current status of Muslim women’s rights in the Middle East. A wide variety of types of materials are included, from books to reports to treaties.
Gender Equality In Reconciling Work And Childcare In South Korea, Kook Hee Lee
Gender Equality In Reconciling Work And Childcare In South Korea, Kook Hee Lee
Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers
This paper presents an ideal legislative model for South Korea to realize gender equality in reconciling work and childcare. The comparative study on the U.S. and German system is the basis for the legislative model. This paper selects the U.S. and German systems as a comparison group because they are representing the equal treatment approach and special treatment approach in the feminist legal theory. The current system in South Korea fails to realize gender equality because it provides maternity leave exclusive to women to limit women’s right to work and lacks financial support for parental leave. Maternity leave limits women’s …