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CEDAW/C/GC/36 Distr.: General 16 November 2017 Original: English ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women General recommendation No. 36 on girls’ and women’s right to education

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General recommendation No. 36 on girls’ and women’s right to education

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Right to education
Rights of women and girls

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Non-discrimination
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Progressive realization
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International Human Rights Body

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Date: Nov 16, 2017

Summary: This CEDAW General Comment acknowledges the role of education as a pathway to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and details the multiple aspects of this norm as it relates to women and girls in diverse contexts. It states that education can be progressively implemented according to available resources, however, aspects of national law that constitute the core of the right to education must be immediately implemented.

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