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Women's human rights discourse and movements have become entangled within a culture-versus-rights dualism. Yakin Ertürk argues that this is a false dualism, which serves both private patriarchy and public patriarchy of neo-liberal globalization.
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*This article is based on a presentation by the author at the AWID Forum 2012, 19–22 April Istanbul. It was first published on openDemocracy (http://www.opendemocracy.net).
Demystifies the claim that gender justice is a cultural not a rights issue
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Ertürk, Y. Culture versus Rights Dualism: A myth or a reality?. Development 55, 273–276 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2012.25
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