About 650 million people in the world or 10 per cent of the world's population live with disabilities, and frequently encounter a myriad of physical and social obstacles. They often lack the opportunities of the mainstream population and are usually among the most marginalized in society. Women face barriers to full equality and advancement because of such factors as race, age, language, ethnicity, culture, religion or disability. Persistence of certain cultural, legal and institutional barriers makes women and girls with disabilities the victims of two-fold discrimination: as women and as persons with disabilities.
"Girls and women of all ages with any form of disability are among the more vulnerable and marginalized of society. There is therefore need to take into account and to address their concerns in all policy-making and programming.
- Women with Disabilities (Article 3 and 6)
- Towards a Gender Sensitive Disability Rights Convention
- Women and Girls with Disabilities - Using both the Gender and Disability Lens - Gender Perspective on Disability and Disability Perspective on the situation of Women and Girls with Disabilities
- Reproductive Health and Disability
- A Multi State Socio Economic Study of Women with Disabilities in India Report (UNDP - Government of India - SMRC Study) Bhubneshwar 2007
- Statistics on Women in India 2010 by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, 5, Siri Institutional Area, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016
- Employment Rights of Disabled women in India - A study of Compliance and Impact of the Persons with Disabilities Act with Special Reference to UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamilnadu
- Women with Disabilities - Fact Sheet
- Gender Disparities in Mental Health