Stop Violence Against Women

Stop Violence Against Women

“Today, women at all income levels are still facing barriers to advancement, and in some ways these challenges are harder than

ever because there are some people who think that discrimination against women no longer exists. Sadly, that’s just not true.”

The term “women’s rights” encompasses many different areas, making it among the most difficult areas of

law to define. Women’s rights are most often associated with reproductive rights, sexual and domestic

violence, and employment discrimination. But women’s rights also includes immigration and refugee

matters, child custody, criminal justice, health care, housing, social security and public benefits, civil rights,

human rights, sports law, LGBT rights, and international law. Often feminist leaders today focus on areas of

intersection between women’s rights and other issue areas and consider these areas of intersection as one

larger movement for social justice. These areas of overlap offer an opportunity for lawyers to focus on many

areas of social policy important to them. For example, if you work for an immigrant rights group or for a

labor union, you can find areas of overlap with women’s rights whenever women are involved. You can be

an advocate for women’s rights from a many of types of organizations, because when a woman is involved,

women’s rights are involved.

This guide will mainly focus on the traditional “women’s rights” areas, and discuss the variety of

opportunities, issue areas, and practice settings to advocate for women’s rights. However, there are an

infinite number of women’s issues to fight for, and an equally large number of avenues in which to advocate

for equal justice. Be creative in your thinking, spread wide your research, and find the issue and practice area

in which you can most effectively achieve your goals.

Domestic Violence:

Domestic violence against women permeates every aspect

of life for victims of abuse in the home. It includes

physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by a partner.

Domestic violence is a complicated problem and once a

victim finds the strength to leave her abuser, she

encounters a variety of problems requiring legal support. There are a number of legal hurdles women have

to jump through after leaving their attacker.

One of the greatest challenges facing victims of domestic abuse is loss of housing. Because of the coercive

and controlling tactics used by abusers, women can be cut off from family, friends and other support

networks. Homeless women reported that they had stayed in an abusive

relationship because they had nowhere to go. When victims decide to leave their abuser and go to a shelter,

they may encounter time limitations on their say at the shelter. Some landlords refuse to rent units to victims

Employment Discrimination:

Recent case indicates,

discrimination in the workplace continues to be a problem

facing women today.1 Whether through pay discrimination,

or a “glass-ceiling” effect of promoting only men, women

are still treated differently than men in all types of workplace

settings. Employment discrimination can be litigated

through individual or class-action cases to guarantee greater

opportunities and equality for women. Many private-public

interest firms focus on employment discrimination and have

opportunities to litigate on behalf of women

Family Law:

Family law encompasses, among other practices, child

custody, child support, protection from abuse orders, and

divorce–all of which involve women. Women involved in

family law proceedings need counsel in obtaining legal

protection from abuse for themselves and their children. In

custody, support, and protection proceedings, low-income

women in family court typically rely upon legal support

from local legal services offices to represent them. Legal

services lawyers can make improve daily lives of individuals

through family law practice supporting women. Reform

through policy and impact litigation can protect the rights of

mothers and women on a larger scale.

Incarcerated Women:

Incarcerated women encounter problems because they

may need gender-specific attention. Women sometimes

enter prison while pregnant or become pregnant in

prison, and require prenatal care while incarcerated.

Other women’s health concerns are raised when

women spend significant time in jail and the prison

health facilities need to accommodate those health

concerns. Many incarcerated women are also mothers,

and legal questions are raised when a mother goes to

prison. More often than is the case with male prisoners,

incarcerated mothers are often single-parents, meaning

that children are often left without their primary

caregiver when their mother is sent to prison.

Questions about parenting rights and the possible

termination of such rights arise when mothers and

children are separated by incarceration. Lawyers can

work on policy related to health care for incarcerated

women, care for girls in juvenile facilities, and parental

rights of incarcerated mothers.

Immigration and Refugee:

A high number of immigrants and refugees are women.

Upon arrival in the other country, they face a number of issues both as immigrants or refugees, and also as

women. Immigrant women can be at a heightened risk of being held in abusive relationships, as abusers can

threaten deportation if a victim seeks assistance. Lawyers can represent women in filing petitions for

permanent residence separate from their abusers. Some women petition the government as refugees on the

basis of gender persecution and need legal counsel in these proceedings.

work focuses on a wide range of legal, political and social issues, including reproductive rights,

education, welfare rights, employment, and family law. For any single issue, we may use one advocacy

method or a combination of litigation, public policy advocacy, and community education.

Finally, I really encourage those interested in women’s rights work to take advantage of the many resources .

women worldwide must start contributing their work and effort even it’s very small everyone of them from his side , from his place , from his work , from his house , from his society on defending women’s rights .

we need it as a mega revolution not a simple right that shut up after a while .

don’t shut up !

open your mouth widely and get your rights from the mouth of law .

Be a tigress

Show the world who you are !

Whatever you are ! whatever you work ! whatever you do , or your situation , go ! find a place for all women across the universe to work for a minimum of your time and effort , and fight together for a social justice and change the lives of many millions of women humiliated and sad because they don't have a rights to say it or do it around this globe.

BELIEVE ME YOUR VOICE AND EFFORT WHATEVER WOULD BE

IT COUNTS !!!!