States parties should develop and implement temporary special measures to accelerate the achievement of substantive equality for rural women in all areas in which they are underrepresented or disadvantaged, including in political and public life, education, health and employment.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34, Rights of rural women (2016), para. 21.