人権と社会福祉 : ジェンダーの視点から見る「女性の人権」(特集)

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Human rights should be applied universally, yet historically, they have been done so prejudicially like Wealthy People's Rights, White Men's Rights and/or Male Rights. Among all, the issue for Male Rights has persistently remained as the most unconquerable to today. Recently, however, thanks to the feminism movement and its expanding effects, they have initiated to declare Women's Rights contractively. Specially, at United Nations level, coming in 1990, they initiated to proclaim Women's Rights vigorously. Those proclamations are concentrated on the issues related to sexuality such as Violence against Women, Prostitution Issue in Asian Countries, Sexual Slaves under the World War II, Female Genital Mutilation, Reproductive Heath and Reproductive Revolution, etc. In social welfare field, although Human Rights Issue has been implemented at its early stage, it is hard to say that Women's Rights Issue itself is positively implemented. The reason behind is that in social welfare field, with the exception of women's protection field, women are treated not as women themselves, but (1) dependence of male earner or care taker and/or (2) accompaniment with family view. In other words, what social welfare defines living rights, is a particular issue only belonging to male who is a breadwinner of family. In the meantime, however, in social welfare field, newly generated approach to Women's Rights and their issues is beginning to be seen. This is because that what hasn't been identified as issues before, is coming up to the surface, then those are becoming quite crucial at the same time. Issues identified here, can be summarized to (1) issues related to sexuality (domestic violence and child abuse), (2) single mother issues and (3) elderly families care issues.