Eliminating discrimination against women in the area of health and safety, with a focus on the instrumentalization of women's bodies 2016, para. 64
Paragraphe
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.
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
Food & Nutrition
Harmful Practices
Health
Personnes concernées
Boys
Girls
Men
Women
Année
2016
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/44, para. 64.