Discrimination against Women in Morocco

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This paper discusses discrimination against women in Morocco. It discusses the attempts to decrease discrimination and focuses on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which was implemented by the United Nations in 1979. The paper examines how the CEDAW was implemented in Morocco and analyzes the regulations and the discriminatory specifics within the North African country.

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Abstract
Discrimination against Women and the CEDAW
Discrimination against Women in Morocco
CEDAW in Morocco
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Morocco has implemented the CEDAW and has increased their efforts to reduce discrimination against women and promote gender equality. But the country remains divided between traditionalists and modernists, and the populations' mentality cannot be changed through international regulations. The regulations in the CEDAW were supported by the Morocco King Mohammed IV who implemented a wide series of laws to support women's rights. But the measures only fuelled the everlasting controversy between liberals and conservatives. "An estimated 100,000 people marched in Rabat in support of the government's proposed reforms in March 2000, while a counter-demonstration led by Islamists in Casablanca drew 200,000 to 500,000. As the new monarch began to liberalize Moroccan politics, women's rights became a flashpoint for the growing Islamist opposition.""

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