
By Louise Bernikow
Wenews historian
Friday, July 18, 2003
A special daily feature of Women's Enews during Women's History Month
(WOMENSENEWS)--1995. The Beijing Principles are adopted at the Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women. The 38 points in the consensus document affirm the progress women worldwide have made but set out a clear agenda for action to achieve gender equality.
For more information:
The Beijing Declaration:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/