Uganda – To Achieve Gender Equality, There is Need to Advance the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights of Women

To Achieve Gender Equality, There is Need to Advance the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights of Women

The Tower Post,
March 8, 2020
By Charles Owekmeno

This Sunday 8th March 2020 marks 45 years since the United Nations adopted the celebration of International Women’s day. Over these years a lot of progress and gains have been made towards achieving gender equality but for a majority of women especially in developing countries, equality still remains a far-fetched dream due to dominant-negative masculinities and patriarchal set up in most communities.

As we commemorate this years’ International Women’s day “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” it is important to reflect on how sexual and reproductive health challenges have continued to stand in the women’s and girls’ aspirations towards realizing gender equality.

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