10 Myths About Women’s Rights: Sorting Facts From Fiction

Gender-based inequality is one of the most enduring and deep-seated discriminations. It affects all regions, classes and sectors. In most countries, it is maintained and defended in most of the same ways. One key component of that maintenance is a set of myths that are repeated time and time again.

This pocket-size booklet includes:

• Why thinking about women’s rights matters
• 10 short myths about progress on equality, who benefits from feminism, the realities of women’s health and the impact of COVID-19.
• Links to the Sustainable Development Goals
• References per each myth following a fact or fiction approach and an explainer

The 10 Myths About…. series looks to sort facts from fiction on key global development, human rights and justice issues.

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