Mind the Gender Gap: The Rights of Women - HRLC Student Conference 2014

The recent Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Malala Yousafzai for her work in promoting girls' right to education, has served to highlight the rights of women and their continued importance in human rights discourse.  Despite legislation to ensure gender equality and to guarantee women effective protection against discrimination, there is still widespread violation of women's rights.  Moreover, the rights of women are often marginalised with diminished visibility.

This Conference aims to consider the imbalance in gender relations and to provide a spotlight on the rights of women.  What do governments and civil society need to do to combat violence against women?  Should we tolerate the rise of sexism in the media? How can we resolve the conflict in the relationship between the rights of women and religion?  Does the representation and participation of women in business and in politics give women a voice?  Should women have a more prominent role in conflict resolution and peace-building? 

The keynote speakers are: 

Online Registration is now available at the University of Nottingham Online Store. 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Student Conference Committee at humanrightsconference@nottingham.ac.uk

For further information, please visit the Annual Student Human Rights Conference Webpage.