Law - Human Rights Facts

Historically women have been denied the knowledge, the means, and the freedom to act in their own and their children's best interests.
The majority of the world's women cannot own, inherit, or control property, land, and wealth on an equal basis with men.
In the 1990s, only 13% of national lawmakers in the world were women, increasing just marginally from 11% in the 1970s.
The Philippines' Anti-Rape Act of 1997, which took 9 years to pass, expanded the definition of rape making it a public criminal offense.