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General Recommendation No.41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women called for input on its draft ‘General Recommendation No.41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them’.

Sex and gender Submission by the Commission

Submission summary

  • Submitted date: 8 May 2026
  • Subject: Sex and gender
  • Department / Committee: Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee)
  • Submitted to: United Nations

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women called for input on its draft ‘General Recommendation No.41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them’.

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The Commission provided a short letter submission in support of draft General Recommendation 41, with some recommendations for change.

General Recommendation No.41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them

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