World Conference on Women (4th : 1995 : Beijing, China)

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The 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked a significant turning point for the global agenda for gender equality. The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, adopted unanimously by 189 countries, is an agenda for women’s empowerment and considered the key global policy document on gender equality. The Beijing conference built on political agreements reached at the three previous global conferences on women (these took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and then Beijing in 1995), and consolidated five decades of legal advances aimed at securing the equality of women with men in law and in practice. More than 17,000 participants attended, including 6,000 government delegates at the negotiations, along with more than 4,000 accredited NGO representatives, a host of international civil servants and around 4,000 media representatives.

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referencedIn Pennsylvania Peace Links. Records of Pennsylvania Peace Links, 1981-2004. University of Pittsburgh
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referencedIn Women's Environment and Development Organization Records, 1980-2006, [Bulk Dates: 1994-1998]. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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referencedIn The Anita White Foundation International Women and Sport Archive, c1936-[ongoing] University of Chichester
creatorOf United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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referencedIn Angelina Kretzschmar Papers MS 23., 1974-1997, (bulk 1989-1996) The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries . Special Collections
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associatedWith Banducci, Bonita. person
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associatedWith Clinton, Hillary Rodham. person
associatedWith Farrell, Carolyn, 1934- person
associatedWith Friedan, Betty. person
associatedWith Friedlander, Eva. person
associatedWith Friedlander, Eva. person
associatedWith Heyzer, Noeleen, person
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associatedWith Kretzschmar, Angelina. person
associatedWith Latimer, Helen. person
associatedWith Maran, Rita. person
associatedWith Massachusetts. Governor's Scheduling Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Meredith, Ann P. person
associatedWith National Organization for Women. Morris County Chapter (Morris County, N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith NGO Forum on Women, Beijing '95. corporateBody
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associatedWith Once and Future Action Network. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Peace Links. corporateBody
associatedWith Phillips, Penny V. person
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associatedWith Shalala, Donna E. person
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associatedWith Waters, Ruth von Jahnke, collector. person
associatedWith Waters, Ruth von Jahnke, collector. person
associatedWith Women of Vision (Tacoma, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith Women's Environment & Development Organization. corporateBody
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associatedWith Yee, Lotus, collector. person
associatedWith Yee, Lotus, collector. person
associatedWith Young, Helen P., collector. person
associatedWith Young, Helen P., collector. person
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Beijing 22 CN
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