Drawing on domestic and international law, as well as on
judgments given by courts and human rights treaty bodies, "Gender
Stereotyping" offers perspectives on ways gender stereotypes might
be eliminated through the transnational legal process in order to
ensure women's equality and the full exercise of their human
rights.A leading international framework for debates on the subject
of stereotypes, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, was adopted in 1979 by the UN General
Assembly and defines what constitutes discrimination against women.
It also establishes an agenda to eliminate discrimination in all
its forms in order to ensure substantive equality for women.
Applying the Convention as the primary framework for analysis, this
book provides essential strategies for eradicating gender
stereotyping. Its proposed methodology requires naming operative
gender stereotypes, identifying how they violate the human rights
of women, and articulating states' obligations to eliminate and
remedy these violations.According to Rebecca J. Cook and Simone
Cusack, in order to abolish all forms of discrimination against
women, priority needs to be given to the elimination of gender
stereotypes. While stereotypes affect both men and women, they can
have particularly egregious effects on women, often devaluing them
and assigning them to subservient roles in society. As the legal
perspectives offered in "Gender Stereotyping" demonstrate, treating
women according to restrictive generalizations instead of their
individual needs, abilities, and circumstances denies women their
human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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