New Research Reveals Power of Women's Movements Over the Past 50 Years

Over the last 50 years, women’s movements have become a powerful force in advocating for gender equality. But how powerful?

SFU political science professor S. Laurel Weldon has studied the impact of women’s movements around the globe and finds they have advanced women’s economic empowerment. They have led to more egalitarian workplace regulations, more equitable land rights, better access to financial institutions, expanded legal protections for domestic workers and protection from sexual harassment.  

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