Eliminating discrimination against women in the area of health and safety, with a focus on the instrumentalization of women's bodies 2016, para. 64
Párrafo
Paragraph text
In patriarchal cultures, the preference for sons leads to the prioritization of boys' and men's health before that of women and girls, resulting in discriminatory practices such as female infanticide. This is evident in cultural customs relating to food which cause girls and women, including pregnant and nursing women, to suffer disproportionately from malnutrition.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Harmful Practices
Health
Personas afectadas
Boys
Girls
Men
Women
Año
2016
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/44, para. 64.