Eliminating gender stereotyping and exclusion of adolescent pregnant school girls: an international human rights perspective under article 10(c) CEDAW

As such, it becomes clear to APSGs that their exclusion is inevitable.<br> <br>The available literature also reveals that the human rights dimensions of gender stereotyping are either overlooked or just mentioned in passing. From a legal perspective, the few legal scholarly works that applied the CEDAW framework focus mainly on the CEDAW and the right to education, rather than on gender stereotypes. As such, these studies do not give sufficient attention to the problem of gender stereotypes in the specific context of Article 10(c) CEDAW.

This thesis thus relies on the legal framework that CEDAW provides, but also draws from other relevant international and regional human rights instruments in its analysis. In doing so, the thesis investigates the issue by identifying the operative gender stereotypes in the context of the exclusion of APSGs, analysing their harmful effects, articulating States Parties’ obligations to address the gender stereotypes and proposing ways in which States Parties can fulfill these obligations. <br><br><i>Thesis is embargoed until 31 December 2027</i>.<br>