The conference also acknowledged that women need to participate in all areas of human activity, not just those areas that relate to gender. The Nairobi conference set out areas by which progress in women's equality could be measured: constitutional and legal measures equality in social participation equality in political participation and decision-making. The third world conference on women was held in Nairobi in 1985. Main article: World Conference on Women, 1985 First World Conference on Women, Mexico City, 1975 In December 1975, the UN General Assembly passed a further resolution ( resolution 31/136) that 1976–1985 should be the "Decade of Women". The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution ( resolution 3010) that 1975 should be International Women's Year. Subsequently, from 1945 to 1975 various female officials within the United Nations and leaders of women's movements on the global stage attempted to turn these principles into action. The founding United Nations charter (1945) included a provision for equality between men and women ( chapter III, article 8). Īt this conference, governments from around the world agreed on a comprehensive plan to achieve global legal equality, known as the Beijing Platform for Action. The Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace was the name given for a conference convened by the United Nations during 4–15 September 1995 in Beijing, China.
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