According to a CEDAW study, "it is the cultural framework of religious values and beliefs that most hindered women's part in public life; such discrimination is based on abusive interpretations which assume gender inequality and male supremacy. Religious and priestly functions are reserved for men in most religions including traditional beliefs of many tribes on all continents." According to the U.N. Study, "Cultural or religious stereotypes prevent women from exercising their vote in some countries; men try to influence them or even vote in their name; so many women lose interest in politics."

The organizations listed below address these and other issues on F.2. Prohibition from Functions. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on F.2. Prohibition from Functions.

Women's NGO'S

Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development (APWLD )
MADRE
Equality Now
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
WOMANKIND Worldwide
Women's Research and Documentation Project-Tanzania (WRDP)

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

Religions & Associations
The Interreligious Center on Public Life (ICPL)

Academic Institutions

Civil Society

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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