womens rights

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Related to womens rights: Women's suffrage, Women's rights movement

wom′en's

(or wom′an's) rights′

n.pl.

the rights claimed for women, equal to those of men, with respect to suffrage, property, employment, etc.

[1830–40]

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Secretary Women Development Irum Bukhari gave briefing to the Chief Secretary on the steps being taken by the Department for protection of womens rights.

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This was stated by the speakers during a seminar jointly organized by the UN Women and UNHCR titled 16 days of activism aimed at promote womens rights here at local hotel on Friday.

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Fiza Gilani held interactive discussions with the Executive Committee Members of the National Commission on Status of Women and Aurat Foundation, a leading non-governmental institution working for womens rights separately.