Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution 2013, para. 5
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Regardless of the vast range of economic arrangements within the family, women in both developing and developed countries generally share the experience of being worse off economically than men in family relationships and following the dissolution of those relationships. Social security systems, nominally designed to improve economic status, may also discriminate against women.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Men
Women
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 29, Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution (2013), para. 5.