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

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Rapport des procédures spéciales
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
  • Droit souple non-négocié
Document body
  • Procédures Spéciales: Groupe de travail sur la discrimination à l’égard des femmes et des filles
Document means of adoption
  • S/O
Thèmes
  • Égalité & Inclusion
  • Genre
  • Santé
Personnes concernées
  • Adolescents
  • Femmes
  • Filles
Document year
  • 2016
Type de paragraphe
Autre
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/44, para. 65.
Paragraph number
65