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Addressing The Evolving Concept Of Gender And Intersectional Stereotypes In International Norm Creation: Directions For A New Cedaw General Recommendation, Rangita De Silva De Alwis
Addressing The Evolving Concept Of Gender And Intersectional Stereotypes In International Norm Creation: Directions For A New Cedaw General Recommendation, Rangita De Silva De Alwis
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A mapping of recent Concluding Observations issued to States parties by the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) provides an analysis of the evolving human right standard by which to examine gender and intersectional stereotypes. The mapping exercise focused on cultural practices and gender stereotypes in the Concluding Observations reveals the CEDAW Committee is more likely than any other above-mentioned treaty body to discuss stereotypes. …