Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2019), para. 20
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2. Takes note of the work undertaken by the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, including its report, 1 and calls upon States to support substantive equality by adopting appropriate measures, including temporary special measures, necessary to prevent, diminish and eliminate patriarchal and gender stereotypes that cause or perpetuate substantive or de facto discrimination, and to adopt an intersectional approach to genuinely respond to the needs of women and girls with different backgrounds;