When ‘dismantling stereotypes’ reinforces them: The CEDAW draft’s conceptual problem

'Dismantling gender stereotypes' sounds uncontroversial. But what if the CEDAW Committee’s new draft recommendation risks embedding those stereotypes and making them harder to shift? https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IMJxz63mBvWcw7zBxMRmS The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women is finalising General Recommendation No. 41 — a document that will interpret States parties' obligations to eliminate 'gender stereotypes' … Continue reading When ‘dismantling stereotypes’ reinforces them: The CEDAW draft’s conceptual problem