equalize rights
1equalize — [[t]i͟ːkwəlaɪz[/t]] equalizes, equalizing, equalized (in BRIT, also use equalise) 1) VERB To equalize a situation means to give everyone the same rights or opportunities, for example in education, wealth, or social status. [V n] Women in… …
21994 in LGBT rights — Events* In Germany, a new Article 182 introduced a common age of consent of 14. Previously it had been 18 in the former West Germany (for sex between men), and 14 in the former East Germany for all. * In South Africa, all homosexuality is… …
3Timeline of LGBT history — [ thumb|250px|Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, 1825–1895, a pioneer of the LGBT rights movement] Timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history NOTOC *Homosexual rights during the 20th century: **1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s …
4social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …
5Ages of consent in Europe — The ages of consent for sexual activity vary by jurisdiction across Europe. The Vatican City has the lowest age of consent in Europe (set at 12) while Turkey and Malta have the highest, set at 18. The law can also stipulate the specific… …
6Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
7Communications Workers of America v. Beck — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 11, 1988 …
8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
9education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
10Timeline of official languages policy in Canada — Because the country contains two major language groups, in Canada Official languages policy has always been an important and high profile area of public policy. In an exhaustive 1971 study of Canadian language law prepared for the Royal… …
