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Empowering and including women and girls with disabilities
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Breaking down barriers: bringing women with physical and motor disabilities into view
For Cristina Francisco Reyes, wounded by a bullet in the Dominican Republic when she was 9 years old, the desire for things and the world of people with disabilities to change gave her the impetus to carry out the work that she has done for more than 25 years in the country. She participates actively in sports facilities for people with physical and motor limitations and has joined forums that promote primarily the social inclusion and participation of people with disabilities and their human rights. Read more »
An estimated one in five women live with disabilities and the prevalence of disability is actually higher among women than men (19.2 versus 12 per cent). Contributing factors include the lower economic and social status of women and girls, gender-based violence and harmful or gender-discriminatory practices.
Yet, women and girls with disabilities remain at the margins of decision-making and work on gender equality. For too long, [...]