Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 262
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Girls and adolescents may receive a variety of conflicting and confusing messages on their gender roles from their parents, teachers, peers and the media. Women and men need to work together with children and youth to break down persistent gender stereotypes, taking into account the rights of the child and the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents as stated in paragraph 267 below.
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
Gender
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Girls
Men
Women
Youth
Year
1995
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 262.