How to Protect the Rights of Women

In the past few decades, women have made leaps and bounds in securing rights for themselves and calling attention to sexist injustices. Still, there is much room for progress and women still suffer discrimination and violation of basic rights all over the world. To help protect women's rights follow these steps.

Instructions

1. Know what women's rights are. To protect women's rights you need to know what those rights are and where they come from. The United Nations protects women's rights as part of an important convention on the equality of women. The U.S. protects women's rights on a federal and state level, guaranteeing women equal treatment and protection at home, in public and at the workplace. Find out as much as you can about women's rights so you can help protect them.

2. Lobby for women's rights. Joining the lobby for women's rights is an important way to protect those rights. You can lobby for women's right and still stay in keeping with your political beliefs. For instance, women who support free choice for abortion lobby for the protection of abortion rights as part of women's rights. Women who do not support the practice often lobby through conservative women's groups that highlight the importance of women's rights.

3. Protect workplace rights. Going after companies and individuals who violate women's rights in the workplace is extremely important. While some might consider these rights mundane, they form the rights that a woman has in her daily life. Women should report any discrimination or harassment to their human resources departments, the police and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the U.S.

4. Protect women's basic human rights. One of the global issues affecting rights is the violations of women's rights on a physical and violent level. Rape, both as a crime and as use in war, is one of the biggest violations of human rights. Making both men and women aware of the widespread abuse and organizing them to put pressure on governments and armed groups to stop these practices is a critical way of protecting women's rights.