The Fourth World Conference on Women was held by the United Nations on September 4-15, 1995 in Beijing, China, with the theme of "Action for Equality, Development and Peace". Hillary Rodham Clinton, the First Lady of the United States at that time, gave the speech "Women’s Rights Are Human Rights" at the conference on September 5. On September 15, the conference adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which aims to empower women. The words related to “rights” mentioned in the Beijing Declaration are mainly “human rights”, “rights” and “empowerment”. For example, the Beijing Declaration calls for “further[ing] the advancement and empowerment of women all over the world” and ensuring the full realization of the human rights of all women and girls. The Declaration states that “the right of all women to control all aspects of their health, in particular their fertility, is basic to their empowerment”. Each participating state resolved to ensuring “the full enjoyment by women and the girl child of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and tak[ing] effective action against violations of these rights and freedoms.”[1] The Platform for Action identifies 12 strategic objectives and actions, including “women in power and decision-making” and “the human rights of women”. 

1995年9月，聯合國第四次世界婦女大會在中國北京召開，大會主題是「以行動謀求平等、發展與和平」。9月5日，美國總統夫人希拉里·克林頓發表演講《婦女的權利也是人權》。9月15日，大會通過了旨在賦予婦女權力的《北京宣言》和《行動綱要》。《北京宣言》中提到與「權」相關的詞語主要有「人權」、「權利」與「賦予（婦女/她們）權力（empowerment）」。例如，《北京宣言》呼籲進一步提高世界各地婦女的地位，並賦予她們權力，以確保充分貫徹婦女和女童的人權。宣言指出，所有婦女能控制自己全方面健康的權利，特別是生育的自主權，是賦予她們權力的基本。每一個參與的地區決心確保婦女和女童充分享有一切人權和基本自由，並且採取有效行動，防止這些權利和自由受到侵犯。[2]《行動綱要》明確訂立了12個戰略目標與行動，其中包括「婦女參與權力和決議」和「婦女的人權」。 

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[1] https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/declar.htm

[2] Ibid.