topic one - human interactions - global connections - human rights - miss roberts Flashcards
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define ‘human rights’
the basic rights & freedom that belong to every person in the world
state three versions of human rights?
everyone is entitled to all of the rights no-matter who you are
everyone has the right to return & leave the country
everyone has the right to express their own opinion
three limitations of a choropleth map?
colour blind people
not evenly distributed
not widen enough blend across the countries
what’s an NGO?
a non-governmental organisation
is the UN an international organisation, what organisation is it not?
yes, it’s not an NGO because they listen and are funded by the government
define ‘humanitarian intervention’
when shocking human rights abuses are deemed a threat to international peace & security
define ‘geopolitics’
the global balance of political power & international relations
define ‘forced labour’
any work which people are coerced to do against their will under the threat of some form punishment or by more subtle means such as accumulated death
what’s slavery like in the global chain?
forced labour is a global problem, the regional distribution of forced labour:
Asia & pacific - 11.7 million (56%)
Africa - 3.7 million (18%)
Latin America and the Caribbean - 1.8 million (9%)
define ‘maternal mortality rate’
the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy
where do most maternal deaths occur?
in developing countries e.g. Thailand, Mexico, Malaysia
factors influencing maternal mortality rates?
women in developing countries have, on average, many more pregnancies than women in developed
countries
highest rate in young adolescents
define ‘capital punishment’
also known as the death penalty, is a government - sanctioned practice where by a person is killed by the state as a punishment for crime
define ‘gender equality’
the concept that women & men, girls & boys have equal conditions, treatment & opportunities
define ‘the gender inequality index’ and what are the three aspects?
this is a composite index devised by the united nations, it measures gender inequalities related to there aspects of social & economic development, these are:
reproductive health - measured by maternal mortality ratio & adolescent birth rates
empowerment - measured by proportion of parliamentary seats occupied by females & males over 25
the labour force participation rate - female and male population who are 15 & older
explain why there are variations in patterns of gender inequality?
education opportunity
gender inequality in education tends to favour males
there have been improvement in females enrolment, especially after the UNDHR (universal declaration of human rights)
barriers to girls schooling?
politically -
insufficient government investment
inadequate legislation
socially -
household obligations often fall on the eldest girl when the family burden of work increases because of males being migrated for child marriage
economic -
insufficient government investments
costs may prohibit all the children in a family from continuing in education however it is usually girls that suffer
define ‘employment opportunities’
is measured by the ratio of females to males within a country’s working population (15 & above) that engages in the labour market
what does ‘ignorance of age’ mean
literacy, home birthing & lack of awareness,birthdates are rarely recorded
where girls are controlled by there sexuality and there is pressure to marry early
name and expand on social factors affecting gender inequality?
education - only 40% of girls stay on to do secondary education, without this education they may be illiterate meaning finding it hard to get a good job, leading to less women in power creating decisions
healthcare - without access to healthcare many women may struggle with illnesses and can eventually die from this, causing the male population to overuse females but also mean an overall higher death rate for India
name and expand on economic factors affecting gender inequality?
in the workplace maternity benefits denied - in Delhi only 25% return to work, once the women has given birth it is solely their responsibility, leading to many women unable to work/earn money, therefore not having an input or being able to provide for their family
pay gap - as well as the point above the pay gap can also lead to gender inequality as men still earn more than women in the same job, not only this as it is way harder for women to get a job other men in certain areas of work, as women are still being discriminated in the workplace e.g. a women and man both applying for the same mechanical job however, the employees picking the male candidate before even reviewing the CV’s because he is supposedly stronger
name and expand on political factors affecting gender inequality?
lack of women in government and only 11% of women in parliament, this leads to less women being able to make important decisions such as laws to stop gender inequality as well as making these decisions having women in power will be able to contribute to things is such as women equally having voting opportunities
name the three responses to women’s rights and what they do?
incentive schemes e.g. our daughter our wealth.
when girls are born the government pays them and again if they aren’t married by 18, this helps girls stay in school
adolescent empowerment programmes e.g. sabla to induce behaviour change throughout awareness
Beijing platform for action - happened in 1995 pleaded to remove gender inequality, 189 countries joined and participated
what are refugees?
people who are forced to leave where they live due to natural disasters or to escape war
