2017 brough­t a remind­er to many that women's rights have a long road aheadWASHINGTON: Pink hat-wearing protesters marched in the millions, celebrities called out their abusers as ‘pigs’, and countries from Chile to India passed pro-women legislation, making 2017 a momentous year for women’s rights despite setbacks, activists said. Beginning with the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, who swiftly moved to restrict abortions around the world, 2017 brought a reminder to many that women’s rights have a long road ahead. ‘Employers should respect womens’ rights’“It was a year for tackling discriminatory laws,” UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “We continue to see progress in advancing reproductive human rights in a hostile global climate,” said Lilian Sepulveda of the global legal program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. Other women’s rights leaders said it was the resistance to sexism that made 2017 noteworthy.

Source: The Express Tribune December 28, 2017 06:00 UTC