States parties should take all measures, including temporary special measures, necessary to achieve the substantive equality of rural women in relation to land and natural resources, and design and implement a comprehensive strategy to address discriminatory stereotypes, attitudes and practices that impede their rights to land and natural resources.
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)
Environment
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34, Rights of rural women (2016), para. 57.