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Women's Rights need to be heard, especially when it comes to another life. We should have the choice to have an abortion. It is our body, so it is our choice. The argument is consistently being debated. But why should men have no choice in it? They help make the baby to. Here both sides in this video:

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The Debate Series: Pro Life vs. Pro Choice

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The picture below shows women protestors standing up for their rights. By participating in the feminism movement, women are a step closer to achieving equal rights.

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Praxis is used within the feminism movement when feminists actively DO SOMETHING to promote feminism and equality. Whether it's marching or protesting, promoting feminism is used through praxis. We all can do our part by standing up for women's rights. Learn how to get involved below:

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What is discrimination against women?

The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is 'the international bill of rights for women'. It defines discrimination against women as:

Any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.

Different identities overlap with the group 'women'

It is important to recognise that there are many different identities that overlap with the group 'women', including race, disability, class and sexual orientation. This can mean different groups of women are further disadvantaged, or discriminated against differently. And not everyone identifies with being either a 'man' or a 'woman'. Grouping people into 'women and girls' as opposed to 'men and boys' can therefore be over-simplified.

But there is no country in the world where women and girls as a group are not disadvantaged in relation to men and boys. It is not acceptable that the rights of half the world's population are systematically undermined.

Violence against women and girls is a fundamental women's rights issue

One in three women and girls will experience some form of violence in their lifetime, making it one of the most widespread human rights abuses worldwide. It includes domestic violence, rape, and harmful traditional practices like FGM and child marriage, as well as violence in the workplace.

Violence against women and girls happens everywhere, in times of conflict and 'peace', and can be exacerbated by other aspects of a woman's identity such as race, disability, class or sexual orientation.

Although all these types of violence are different, and violence manifests in different ways in different places, they all have gender inequality at their root. Girls and women are seen and treated as less valuable than boys and men, and violence is used to control their bodies and their choices, 'keeping them in their place'.

Violence, and the threat of violence, can hold women and girls back from accessing their full range of human rights - like getting an education, going to work, and taking part in public life.

As well as being an abuse in its own right, violence holds back families, communities, countries and global development efforts by blocking women's and girls' potential.

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Standing up for women's rights around the world

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The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is 'the international bill of rights for women'.

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The issue is very controversial. What people tend to not understand is that if everyone else can eat in public, why can't babies? Breasts are made for feeding babies. It is not right that they should have to eat in a bathroom stall. Would you want to eat there? Don't make moms stay at home. Become more educated on the topic at:

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Breastfeeding in public tends to be controversial. However, if a bottle-fed baby can have her dinner in public, why shouldn't a breastfed baby have the same rights? I have certainly never seen a public restroom that I would like to feed my baby in! And I'm certainly not going to stay cooped up at home all the time because I'm afraid that my baby will get hungry while we're gone.

I nursed my daughter in public from the time that we started going out (when she was about 6 weeks old) until she was no longer wishing to nurse when we were out and about (probably around 2 1/2 or so). My son started nursing in public at the ripe old age of two days, and still nurses pretty often when we are out (he's 12 months now). If my child is hungry or just wants to nurse, then he gets to nurse. After 12-18 months, I sometimes offer baby a snack or a drink of water to hold him until we can go somewhere more convenient, but if he still insists that he wants to nurse I let him. So far no one has ever commented on it; as far as I can tell, no one has even noticed. We've nursed walking through stores (we all love our sling!), at the state fair, at practically every restaurant we've ever been to, at parks, at the beach, at a hockey game, at movies and plays... well, we've nursed pretty much everywhere.

I, personally, have never put a blanket over my nursing baby, though some moms are more comfortable doing this. I feel it just draws attention to the fact that I'm nursing (I know I always notice this when someone else does it). Besides, I live in Florida and it's just too hot for something like that! As long as your baby isn't looking around every few seconds (I've experienced this occasionally and now I'm fast), a loose t-shirt and the baby will keep you perfectly covered and modest. If you've never nursed in public and are nervous about "what people might see," practice in front of a mirror or a good friend or your husband. Go to a La Leche League meeting. It's a good place to practice - there are always mothers nursing there - and you can get tips from experienced mothers on public nursing.

I have heard of mothers getting negative comments and nasty looks when breastfeeding in public. This is really sad. When someone sees a nursing ANIMAL they will say, "oh, how cute!" Shouldn't a nursing baby get the same reaction (if any at all)? Besides, a nursing baby should be much more welcome than a screaming baby who needs to eat. I know so many nursing moms (including myself) who have gotten really nice comments from the surrounding passengers on airplanes. And, by the way, breastfeeding in public is not illegal and is not indecent exposure - anywhere! Many states have laws expressly saying this. Some moms even carry a copy of the law in their diaper bag or purse. I know that in my state (Florida), a mother is legally allowed to breastfeed her child any place that she is legally allowed to be, so as long as you're not trespassing, you're fine.

So if you are breastfeeding, please don't stay at home! Go out, have some fun, and nurse in public. The more often mothers nurse in public, the more accepted it will become.

More commentaries on breastfeeding in public

What's So Hard About Covering Up to Breastfeed in Public? and More breastfeeding in public concerns by Annie Reneau

Getting Off the Back Room Team from the LLL website

From Bashful to Brazen: The Indiscreet Breastfeeder's Manifesto by Sundae Horn, from Mothering, Issue 109, November/December 2001

Breastfeeding in Public Is a Basic Civil Right by Nancy M. Solomon

Modest Breastfeeding by Shari Ann Wenzel, from New Beginnings, Vol. 19 No. 5, September-October 2002, pp. 175-176

Baring Breasts for Baby by Rebecca Ephraim, RD, CCN

Eating Out by Shel Franco

Tips for breastfeeding in public

Handling Criticism @ KellyMom

Breastfeeding in Public articles from LLL

Can You Give Me Some Tips for Discreet Breastfeeding? LLL FAQ

Nursing Discreetly by Anne Smith, IBCLC

Have Breasts Will Travel: Nursing Discreetly In Public by Lisa Palazzo, from Mothering, Issue 109, November/December 2001
Rules of the Road: Tips for Nursing Discreetly and Publicly
Tips for Breastfeeding in Public from Elizabeth Lee Designs

Thank You for nursing your baby in public by Lisa Russell

"Caught you nursing" postcards from BESTPART New Zealand

Thank you for nursing cards at BreastfeedingPlace.com

Legal information

Breastfeeding and the Law @ KellyMom

Summary of laws by state National Conference of State Legislatures

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Breastfeeding in public tends to be controversial. However, if a bottle-fed baby can have her dinner in public, why shouldn't a breastfed baby have the same rights? I have certainly never seen a public restroom that I would like to feed my baby in!

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Free The Nipple is a global campaign of change, as stated by their website below. Women want: Equality, Empowerment, and Freedom. The campaign believes that all human beings are created equal. Men can go shirtless with no consequences, where as it is wrong for women? The society needs to understand that breasts are not a sex symbol. Become an activist at the website:

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Free The Nipple is a global campaign of change, focused on the Equality, Empowerment, and Freedom of all human beings. Free The Nipple has become a premiere voice for gender equality, utilizing all forms of modern media, to raise awareness and effect change on various social issues, and injustices.