'I am a new graduate who has been looking for a job for several months but haven't received any response yet. I feel depressed. Am I the only one who experiences this?"
Female body autonomy in spotlight for livestream
published : 20 May 2021 at 04:00
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Nearly half of all women in 57 developing countries, including several in the Asia-Pacific region, are denied the right to decide whether or not to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek healthcare, which are all egregious violations of bodily autonomy that should be a fundamental right.
photo courtesy of Embassy of France
Those are among key findings contained within My Body Is My Own: Claiming The Right To Autonomy And Self-Determination , a 2021 State of World Population flagship report from UNFPA, which is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.