Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 260
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Girls are often treated as inferior and are socialized to put themselves last, thus undermining their self-esteem. Discrimination and neglect in childhood can initiate a lifelong downward spiral of deprivation and exclusion from the social mainstream. Initiatives should be taken to prepare girls to participate actively, effectively and equally with boys at all levels of social, economic, political and cultural leadership.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Boys
Children
Girls
Year
1995
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 260.