The 17 Days Campaign (1-17 October), lead by the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF), aims to empower rural women and their communities to rise and claim their rights by addressing foremost the state and local governments with demands for urgent action
Rural women are the backbone in many societies, especially in the developing world. Globally, women make up 43% of the agricultural labor force – and as much as 80% in some countries. Facing economic discrimination, rural women are among the poorest in the world. Many work in unpaid, family-related care or low-paid jobs. Often these factors are the source of the increased marginalization, violence, and suffering, that hinder the fulfillment of their human rights.
As an empowerment tool with strategies and recommendations for action, the 17 Days Campaign Action Kit targets, especially, rural women leaders and their communities to create new groups and networks (and strengthen existing ones) to serve as powerful lobbyists for claiming basic human rights and demanding accountability from governments.
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