States' human rights obligations in dealing with stereotypes and gender stereotyping related to disabled women

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1 Faculty member of Payame Noor University

2 Department of Women's Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

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In most cases, women with disabilities are the subject of double discrimination due to being women and having disabilities, and they are more vulnerable to all kinds of violence and injustice than others.harmful and incorrect gender stereotypes are one of the effective factors in the widespread violation of human rights of women, especially disabled women. Few research activities have been done in relation to the harmful effects of gender stereotypes on disabled women and the commitments of governments to combat it. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also impose obligations on governments, according to both conventions, governments have the responsibility to fight against stereotypes, prejudices and harmful actions against women with disabilities. In addition, many human rights treaty bodies believe that the principle of equality and non-discrimination contains the implicit obligation of governments; It is to deal with harmful stereotypes and stereotyping. Therefore, in the framework of international human rights, stereotypes that have a negative and harmful effect on recognized human rights for disabled women are prohibited. The purpose of this article is to identify the international human rights obligations of governments in order to combat gender stereotypes related to disabled women in a descriptive and analytical way.

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Available Online from 08 October 2025

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