Equality For Women The Contribution of Scandinavian Women at the United Nations, 1946-66.

From: Scandinavian Studies | Date: June 22, 2001| Author: Linder, Doris H. | Copyright information

DURING THE YEARS 1946-66, Scandinavian women made impressive contributions to efforts at the United Nations in behalf of women's equality. These endeavors were carried forward mainly by those who were delegates to the General Assembly and members of the Commission on the Stares of Women. Neglected in what has been published in English about women's equality initiatives at the early UN, their actions are the subject of this account.

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