Gender Studies

The committee is concerned with financial inequality-the gender pay gap, the backlash of women including LGBTIQ rights, women's underrepresentation in decision making, the violence against women, and the sexual and reproductive health rights of women.

Scotland’s strategy for preventing and eradicating violence against women and girls. It aims to strengthen the law to give victims better protection, improve courts' responses, hold those committing these crimes to account and improve public safety.

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life