Rights

Rights to bodily integrity and autonomy

The right to vote The right to hold public office

The right to work

The right to f air wages

The right to education

The right to own property

Marital rights

Parental rights

Motivated by concerns of poverty and injustice throughout Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, women have been coming together in groups and formal organizations to work for their rights, to improve their status in society and to improve the daily conditions of their lives. Identified by the United Nations as "non-governmental organizations" (NGOs), women's groups are emerging as a powerful force for women's empowerment. This chapter includes information about what is required of women in 5 different religions and gives a glimpse into these women's lives, their social laws, and their legal rights.

Buddhist teachings say to not focus on outer beauty but to look for beauty of the mind.

In Hinduism a woman's role is clearly defined. A woman should never do anything independently

full equality and partnership of men and women.

The Quran does give different roles for men and women, even though they are both equal. A woman will be greatly rewarded in heaven if she always obeys her husband and preserves her honor.

Men would now rule women, yet women would always want a relationship with men in spite of their dominance.

The right to serve in the military

As an old quotation says ' Life on the