Question 1

Discuss how sexual and reproductive rights have evolved from human rights.

Accepted Answer

a. Concept of natural and unalienable rights.
b. Mary Wollstonecraft published, "A Vindication of the Rights of Women," in 1792, which is later hailed as "the feminist declaration of independence.
c. Encourages 19^th century women's suffragists and 20^th century women's liberation movement.
d. Importance of bodily integrity and reproductive freedom for exercising women's rights.
e. Various United Nations declarations and convenants.

Question 2

Globally, ten million more boys than girls do not attend school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The only substantive critic of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action was the Vatican.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The estimated 5,000 honor killings globally per year worldwide is probably underestimated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Gender inequalities remain deeply entrenched in every society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Women produce more than half of the world's food supply, but they own less than one percent of the its property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Across the world, women and girls are more likely than males to be victims of human trafficking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An estimated ___________women and their partners lack access to reproductive health services, including contraception.

Accepted Answer

A)  22 million 
B)  50 million 
C)  122 million 
D)  222 million 
A)  22 million 
B)  50 million 
C)  122 million 
D)  222 million

Question 9

The United Nations projects that unnatural sex ratios (at or above 1.08)at birth will persist in which countries until at least 2050.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Armenia 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Armenia 
D)  All of the above.

Question 10

The sex ratio is the number of females to males in a population

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

That family planning is a human right was first formalized

Accepted Answer

A)  At the U.N. International Conference on Human Rights held in Teheran, Iran in 1968. 
B)  By the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 
C)  By the 1974 World Population Plan of Action. 
D)  By the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICP
D)  held in Cairo, Egypt. 
A)  At the U.N. International Conference on Human Rights held in Teheran, Iran in 1968. 
B)  By the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 
C)  By the 1974 World Population Plan of Action. 
D)  By the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICP
D)  held in Cairo, Egypt.

Question 12

Globally, the application of human rights to maternal health care has had mixed results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which statement is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic violence and rape account for 5 percent of the disease burden for women aged 15 to 44 in developing countries 
B)  Domestic violence and rape account for 19 percent of the disease burden in developed countries. 
C)  An estimated 4 to 7 percent of women murdered in Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa, and the United States, are killed by husbands or boyfriends. 
D)  Rape is increasingly being used as a genocidal tool. 
A)  Domestic violence and rape account for 5 percent of the disease burden for women aged 15 to 44 in developing countries 
B)  Domestic violence and rape account for 19 percent of the disease burden in developed countries. 
C)  An estimated 4 to 7 percent of women murdered in Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa, and the United States, are killed by husbands or boyfriends. 
D)  Rape is increasingly being used as a genocidal tool.

Question 14

More than ninety percent of babies do not survive the traumatic labor that causes obstetric fistula.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Globally, there is widespread agreement that ICPD implementation has been less than optimal. What is not a reason for this lackluster performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV/AIDS funding supplanted support for reproductive health. 
B)  Liberal politics, particularly in the United States 
C)  The term, reproductive health, has different meanings in different cultures and contexts. 
D)  Too many implementing organizations. 
A)  HIV/AIDS funding supplanted support for reproductive health. 
B)  Liberal politics, particularly in the United States 
C)  The term, reproductive health, has different meanings in different cultures and contexts. 
D)  Too many implementing organizations.

Question 16

The majority of women and girls who are trafficking victims are subjected to forced labor, not sexual exploitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Principle 4 of the ICPD Programme of Action did not mention

Accepted Answer

A)  Abortion 
B)  Violence against women 
C)  Gender equality, equity, and empowerment 
D)  The right of women to control their fertility. 
A)  Abortion 
B)  Violence against women 
C)  Gender equality, equity, and empowerment 
D)  The right of women to control their fertility.

Question 18

Child marriage (before age 18)

Accepted Answer

A)  Has nearly disappeared in India. 
B)  Is not a risk factor for young women's offspring. 
C)  Is associated with obstetric fistula. 
D)  Is more common for boys than for girls. 
A)  Has nearly disappeared in India. 
B)  Is not a risk factor for young women's offspring. 
C)  Is associated with obstetric fistula. 
D)  Is more common for boys than for girls.

Question 19

Biologically, the sex ratio at birth is usually about 1.05.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Millenium Development Goal #5, to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters, was achieved ahead of the global target set for 2015.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss how sexual and reproductive rights have evolved from human rights.

Globally, ten million more boys than girls do not attend school.

The only substantive critic of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action was the Vatican.

The estimated 5,000 honor killings globally per year worldwide is probably underestimated.

Gender inequalities remain deeply entrenched in every society.

Women produce more than half of the world's food supply, but they own less than one percent of the its property.

Across the world, women and girls are more likely than males to be victims of human trafficking.

An estimated ___________women and their partners lack access to reproductive health services, including contraception.

The United Nations projects that unnatural sex ratios (at or above 1.08)at birth will persist in which countries until at least 2050.

The sex ratio is the number of females to males in a population

That family planning is a human right was first formalized

Globally, the application of human rights to maternal health care has had mixed results.

Which statement is not true?

More than ninety percent of babies do not survive the traumatic labor that causes obstetric fistula.

Globally, there is widespread agreement that ICPD implementation has been less than optimal. What is not a reason for this lackluster performance?

The majority of women and girls who are trafficking victims are subjected to forced labor, not sexual exploitation.

Principle 4 of the ICPD Programme of Action did not mention

Child marriage (before age 18)

Biologically, the sex ratio at birth is usually about 1.05.

Millenium Development Goal #5, to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters, was achieved ahead of the global target set for 2015.

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Exam 9: Womens Status and Reproductive Health

Discuss how sexual and reproductive rights have evolved from human rights.

Globally, ten million more boys than girls do not attend school.

The only substantive critic of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action was the Vatican.

The estimated 5,000 honor killings globally per year worldwide is probably underestimated.

Gender inequalities remain deeply entrenched in every society.

Women produce more than half of the world's food supply, but they own less than one percent of the its property.

Across the world, women and girls are more likely than males to be victims of human trafficking.

An estimated ___________women and their partners lack access to reproductive health services, including contraception.

The United Nations projects that unnatural sex ratios (at or above 1.08)at birth will persist in which countries until at least 2050.

The sex ratio is the number of females to males in a population

That family planning is a human right was first formalized

Globally, the application of human rights to maternal health care has had mixed results.

Which statement is not true?

More than ninety percent of babies do not survive the traumatic labor that causes obstetric fistula.

Globally, there is widespread agreement that ICPD implementation has been less than optimal. What is not a reason for this lackluster performance?

The majority of women and girls who are trafficking victims are subjected to forced labor, not sexual exploitation.

Principle 4 of the ICPD Programme of Action did not mention

Child marriage (before age 18)

Biologically, the sex ratio at birth is usually about 1.05.

Millenium Development Goal #5, to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters, was achieved ahead of the global target set for 2015.

Population and Reproductive Health

History and Future of World Population

Measuring Populations: Mortality, Fertility, and Migration

Measuring Reproductive Health

Population Theories and Dynamics

Contraceptive History and Practice

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Benefits of Family Planning

Sustainability, Population, and Environmental Degradation

Climate Change, Population, and Reproductive Health

Food Security, Population, and Reproductive Health

Population and Reproductive Health Policies

Moving Forward

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