Eliminating discrimination against women in the area of health and safety, with a focus on the instrumentalization of women's bodies 2016, para. 65

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Original document
Document type
  • Informe de procedimientos especiales
Paragraph text

The instrumentalization of women's bodies as objects to serve sexual and other purposes leads to practices such as invasive cosmetic procedures. Unhealthy dieting, particularly among adolescent girls, can have disastrous health consequences, including eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.

Document legal status
  • Derecho dispositivo no negociado
Document body
  • Special Procedures: Grupo de Trabajo sobre la discriminación de las mujeres y las niñas
Document means of adoption
  • N/A
Temas
  • Género
  • Igualdad & inclusión
  • Salud
Personas afectadas
  • Adolescentes
  • Mujeres
  • Niñas
Document year
  • 2016
Tipo de párrafo
Otro
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/44, para. 65.
Paragraph number
65