Donner, Laura A.

Gender Bias in Drafting International Discrimination Conventions: The 1979 Women's Convention Compared with the 1965 Racial Convention

"This article explores the weakness of the Women's Convention as compared to the Racial Convention, focusing on areas in which these two discrimination conventions differ. These variations include the respective Conventions' preambles, definitions of discrimination, implementation mechanisms, reservations regime, and provisions for state responsibilities.