Resource Page on Women and ESCR

We encourage you to explore the resources and websites in this section.  We hope that they will be a useful starting point for further discussions, ongoing learning, and the development of collective work.  However, we recognize that this list of resources and organizations is incomplete.  We welcome you to submit additional materials, useful websites, and valuable tools to strengthen this resource.  If you have materials that you are willing to share, please send them to wescr@escr-net.org.
We also encourage you to send additional links, materials, updates, and comments to the Women and ESCR Discussion Group at: ESCR-FEM@yahoogroups.com


RESOURCES ON WOMEN AND ESCR:

 

GENERAL INFORMATION ON WOMEN AND ESCR:

  • Dossier and Bibliography on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Full document is available in English, French and Spanish below.)


LITIGATING WOMEN'S ESCR:

  • Farha, Leilani, "Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Women Claiming Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - the CEDAW Potential", in Socio-Economic Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in Comparative and International Law, Langford, Malcolm, ed., Cambridge University Press, (2008).

WOMEN'S ESCR IN THE REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS:

HOUSING AND LAND RIGHTS:


ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN'S ESCR: