Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean

The States of Latin America and the Caribbean have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Nonetheless, achieving substantive equality between men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean remains a major challenge. The present study examin...

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spelling oai-11362-440712020-09-28T15:22:16Z Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean Bareiro, Line Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo MUJERES ADELANTO DE LA MUJER IGUALDAD DE GENERO DISCRIMINACION BASADA EN EL GENERO DERECHOS DE LA MUJER ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES RECOMENDACIONES AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE WOMEN WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT GENDER EQUALITY GENDER DISCRIMINATION WOMEN'S RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The States of Latin America and the Caribbean have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Nonetheless, achieving substantive equality between men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean remains a major challenge. The present study examines the concluding observations and recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee to the region’s countries. The first section presents a methodological and conceptual introduction to the subject of women’s autonomy, empowerment and rights as dealt with by CEDAW. The second chapter examines progress and challenges in the effort to guarantee women’s rights by analysing the observations and general recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Lastly, some conclusions based on the reflections in the preceding chapters are presented. Abstract .-- Introduction .-- I. CEDAW: observations and recommendations by the Committee .-- II. Women’s rights in Latin America and the Caribbean according to the latest concluding observations and recommendations of the CEDAW Committee. A. Women’s rights in Mexico, Central America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean according to the latest CEDAW Committee concluding observations. B. Women’s rights in the English-, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean according to the latest CEDAW Committee concluding observations and recommendations. C. Women’s rights in South America according to the latest concluding observations and recommendations of the CEDAW Committee .-- III. Final reflections. 2018-09-14T13:56:05Z 2018-09-14T13:56:05Z 2018-09-14 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/44071 LC/TS.2017/134 en Documentos de Proyectos .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC
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topic MUJERES
ADELANTO DE LA MUJER
IGUALDAD DE GENERO
DISCRIMINACION BASADA EN EL GENERO
DERECHOS DE LA MUJER
ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES
RECOMENDACIONES
AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
WOMEN
WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle MUJERES
ADELANTO DE LA MUJER
IGUALDAD DE GENERO
DISCRIMINACION BASADA EN EL GENERO
DERECHOS DE LA MUJER
ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES
RECOMENDACIONES
AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
WOMEN
WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Bareiro, Line
Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
description The States of Latin America and the Caribbean have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Nonetheless, achieving substantive equality between men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean remains a major challenge. The present study examines the concluding observations and recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee to the region’s countries. The first section presents a methodological and conceptual introduction to the subject of women’s autonomy, empowerment and rights as dealt with by CEDAW. The second chapter examines progress and challenges in the effort to guarantee women’s rights by analysing the observations and general recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Lastly, some conclusions based on the reflections in the preceding chapters are presented.
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title Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Between legal equality and de facto discrimination: Recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the States of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort between legal equality and de facto discrimination: recommendations of the committee on the elimination of discrimination against women (cedaw) for the states of latin america and the caribbean
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