A women’s lobby expunged sexist language from the UDHR draft

Evidence

In the major history of the drafting of the UDHR, Johannes Morsink argues that the ‘women’s lobby’ largely expunged sexist language from the declaration, and that this ‘oversight’ does not detract from the commitment of the drafters to equality between the sexes. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 730

Categorization

• QUESTION: What specific sexist passages were removed by the women’s lobby, and was the equality commitment actually genuine?
• XREF: connects to: Awareness of sexist discrimination does not equal eliminating sexist oppression — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 554

Broader Connections

• Awareness of sexist discrimination does not equal eliminating sexist oppression #expands (0.72) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 554