CEDAW and Women’s Intersecting Identities: A Pioneering New Approach to Intersectional Discrimination

ABSTRACT CEDAW is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination and achieving gender equality so that all women can exercise and enjoy their human rights. This article argues that this implicitly includes a commitment to understanding and addressing intersectional discrimination. Women experi...

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Main Author: Meghan Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Direito
Series:Revista Direito GV
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-24322015000200479&lng=en&tlng=en