The women's convention, reproductive rights, and the reproduction of gender

The traditionalist explanation focuses on women's reproductive capacity and sees in motherhood woman's chief goal in life . . . . [...] the sexual division of labor based on biological differences is seen as functional and just.1 -Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Patriarchy, 16-17 INTRODUCTIO...

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Published in:Duke journal of gender law & policy 2011-03, Vol.18 (2), p.261
Main Author: Stark, Barbara J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Congressional committees
Equal rights
Equality
Equality before the law
Family planning
Gender
Human rights
International relations
Laws, regulations and rules
Sex discrimination against women
Women
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Summary:The traditionalist explanation focuses on women's reproductive capacity and sees in motherhood woman's chief goal in life . . . . [...] the sexual division of labor based on biological differences is seen as functional and just.1 -Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Patriarchy, 16-17 INTRODUCTION President Barack Obama has asked Senator John Kerry, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to move forward on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women2 ("CEDAW" or the "Women's Convention"),3 which President Jimmy Carter signed in 1978.4 This Article focuses on the consequences of ratification for reproductive rights.
ISSN:1090-1043