Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 14
Paragraphe
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Culture, when understood as a macro concept, also includes religion. Religion constitutes an institutionalized aspect of culture, with its own sources of authority that regulate social behaviour. It is often based on the concept of transcendental authority, and most religions have codified normative systems. Change must be wrought within the religious hierarchy of the community and must conform to the religious dogma of the written sources. As a consequence, religions are often a haven against social and cultural change. In all religions, there are movements that resist any change to the patriarchy and the status of women and girls in the family. Conversely, non-gender-based discriminatory practices, including some previously defended in the name of culture and religion, such as slavery, have been delegitimized or abandoned as values and ethics have evolved.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Social & Cultural Rights
Personnes concernées
Families
Girls
Women
Année
2015
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/40, para. 14.