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Cedaw’S Broad Language Contributes To A Lack Of Gender Equality Progress In Canada, Caitlin Williams
Cedaw’S Broad Language Contributes To A Lack Of Gender Equality Progress In Canada, Caitlin Williams
Undergraduate Research Journal
International treaties and agreements like CEDAW are the subject of a large body of scholarly research on the relevance of these conventions to the behavior of states. A subsection of that research focuses on the language of treaties and how they affect implementation of the goals within the treaties. This paper examines the language of CEDAW and assesses how its broadness has effected gender equality implementation in Canada since their ratification in 1981. The scholarly literature on the language of CEDAW is divided between scholars who argue the language is either too broad and leaves the document up to interpretation …
Transgender Inclusion In Higher Education: An Examination Of Perceived Inclusion And Personal Wellbeing On Four College Campuses, Tiff Weekley
Undergraduate Research Journal
Research finds that the success of transgender students is heavily reliant upon how welcome and safe they feel on their own campus. This paper aims to discuss transgender inclusion in higher education and the effects of inclusion/exclusion on transgender students. How does transgender inclusion in areas such as policy, administration, residency, and health care have an impact on the personal wellbeing of transgender students in higher education? Through a survey of 51 self-identified transgender individuals who have completed at least one semester of higher education in Nebraska, this paper describes transgender inclusion in higher education and the personal wellbeing of …