Gender Stereotyping : Transnational Legal Perspectives

The book Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal Perspectives orients gender stereotyping as the underlying cause of much of the discrimination that occurs against women throughout the world. The book discusses the duty and ability of state and non-state actors to dismantle negative gender stereotypes and diminish their effect. The authors, Rebecca J. Cook and Simone Cusack, writing from a transnational perspective, discuss this duty in the context of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“Women’s Convention” or “Convention”). As Cook explained in another article, “[the Women’s Convention] is the definitive international legal instrument requiring respect for and observance of the human rights of women; it is universal in reach, comprehensive in scope and legally binding in character.” The Convention has over 150 member states, referred to as “States Parties” (p.