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Letter from the Executive Board

Dear Delegates,

Greetings from the Executive Board!

As we embark on this complex and highly relevant agenda, we want to remind you that while

this background guide will serve as a comprehensive starting point, the true depth of your

understanding will come from your independent research and critical thinking. Our role is to
present information; your role is to analyze, interpret, and represent your country's stance

with clarity and conviction.

This guide brings together a wide spectrum of information from official declarations and

policy perspectives to academic discourse and evolving socio-political trends. However, the

responsibility of determining what to prioritize lies not in your personal opinions, but in

aligning your focus with your assigned country's interests and ideology.

To prepare effectively, we strongly recommend breaking down the agenda into smaller,

manageable subtopics and framing critical questions around them. Coming into the

conference with proposed moderated caucus topics and a clear understanding of the

intersections between ideologies and global gender dynamics will give you an advantage

especially in a committee as intellectually demanding as CSW.

Additionally, remember that this conference is not only a platform for debate, but also for

diplomacy. Your ability to collaborate, lead, and build consensus will play a crucial role in
your performance. Strong lobbying and constructive engagement will be just as valued as

well-researched content.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and dynamic simulation that encourages deep

discussion and meaningful learning. We hope this committee becomes an intellectually

enriching experience for all of you.

Looking forward to seeing your voices shape this critical dialogue.

Warm regards,

The Executive Board

Chairperson: Kshitij Tripathi

Vice Chairperson: Manya Mehendiratta

Rapporteur:
Acceptable References

1) News Sources

All the news sources shall have equally debatable credibility, where acceptance may

vary from state to state.

2) Government Reports

These reports can be used in a similar way as the State Operated News Agencies

reports and can, in all circumstances, be denied by another country. However, a

nuance is that the Executive Board can still accept a report, as credible information,
that is being denied by a certain country.

3) UN Reports

● All UN Reports are considered as credible information or evidence. They may

be from:

● UN Bodies like the UNSC (http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/ ) or UNGA

(http://www.un.org/en/ga/).

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Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/) or newspapers like the Guardian

(http://www.guardian.co.uk/) etc. be accepted as PROOF/EVIDENCE.

But they can be used for better understanding of any issue or even be brought up in

debate if the information given in such sources is in line with the beliefs of a

Government.
IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

The following is a list of important International Documents that delegates must be thorough

with to effectively facilitate debate in any committee with agendas related to gender equality

and women’s rights. Kindly note that this list is not exhaustive, and delegates are

encouraged to explore beyond these minimum requirements:

1. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

(CEDAW)

2. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995)

3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

4. Reports and Resolutions from previous CSW sessions

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW)

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1946 as a functional

commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the

principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender

equality and the empowerment of women. The Commission plays a vital role in promoting

women's rights, documenting the reality of women's lives around the world, and shaping

global standards on gender equality and the advancement of women.

CSW is composed of 45 Member States of the United Nations, elected by ECOSOC on the

basis of equitable geographical distribution for four-year terms. The Commission meets

annually at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where representatives of Member

States, UN entities, and accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions

of the world come together to discuss progress and gaps in the implementation of the Beijing

Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and other relevant frameworks.
The Bureau of the Commission, elected at the start of each session, oversees the

preparation and organization of the session, including the selection of themes and the

preparation of agreed conclusions. The Bureau is composed of a Chair and four Vice-Chairs,

each representing one of the five UN regional groups.

The CSW works closely with other UN entities such as UN Women, and it plays a key role in

monitoring and reviewing progress on gender-related aspects of the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development, particularly Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender

equality and empower all women and girls.

The Commission's work includes:

● Developing agreed conclusions on priority themes related to gender equality

● Promoting the implementation of international instruments and legal

frameworks

● Encouraging capacity-building and technical assistance to countries

● Creating space for civil society organizations and grassroots voices to engage

in the dialogue

The CSW has been instrumental in advancing international commitments on

women's rights and continues to be a crucial platform for driving global progress
toward substantive gender equality. Its efforts are aimed at eliminating discrimination

and violence against women and girls, ensuring equal participation in decision-

making, and securing women’s access to education, healthcare, and economic

opportunities.
Mandate of CSW

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), established in 1946 by ECOSOC

Resolution 11(II), is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively

dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Its

core mandate includes preparing recommendations and reports for ECOSOC on

women's rights across political, economic, civil, social, and educational fields, as well

as identifying urgent gender-related challenges. In 1987, its scope was expanded

through ECOSOC Resolution 1987/22 to promote equality, development, and peace,

and to monitor the implementation of international frameworks for women's

advancement. Following the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, CSW

was also tasked with reviewing progress on the 12 Critical Areas of Concern and

mainstreaming gender perspectives across the UN system. It meets annually at the

UN Headquarters in New York, bringing together Member States, UN entities, and

accredited NGOs to negotiate Agreed Conclusions and adopt resolutions guiding

global action. Working closely with UN Women, CSW plays a key role in advancing

Sustainable Development Goal 5 and remains central to setting global standards and

shaping policies for women’s rights and gender equality.

Introduction

Tradwife ideology refers to online and social media-driven communities that promote

a return to traditional gender roles, valorizing women as homemakers and men as

breadwinners. These communities, often amplified on platforms like TikTok, style

themselves as lifestyle choices but are rooted in a rejection of feminist gains and

modern understandings of gender equality. Closely linked are broader anti-feminist

movements—especially visible online—which mobilize narratives that trivialize

sexism, push back against women’s rights, and echo the so-called “manosphere”

that UN Women has explicitly identified as a threat to gender equality. Together,

these phenomena challenge decades of progress articulated through
international frameworks such as the Beijing Declaration and the 2030 Agenda.

The Commission on the Status of Women, serving as the principal global

intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the

empowerment of women, is mandated to monitor and review the implementation of

the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and other relevant international

instruments (UN ECOSOC Resolution 11(II)). The emergence of tradwife ideology

and anti-feminist online movements presents new barriers to achieving the

obligations set forth in these documents, and directly impacts the fulfillment of

Sustainable Development Goal 5 (“Achieve gender equality and empower all women

and girls”). In 2025, as the world marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing

Declaration, it is imperative for the CSW to address contemporary threats—

especially those proliferating in the digital space—that risk stalling or reversing hard-

won gains for women and girls globally.

Why the Issue Matters in 2025

The United Nations and its agencies have highlighted the following trends and risks

as particularly pressing in 2025:

● Digital Backlash: The expansion of online misogynistic spaces and the spread

of anti-feminist content have influenced public opinion, policy debates, and

even legislative actions, thereby threatening the normative, legal, and policy

advances in gender equality. (UN Women, “Gender Equality Attitudes in a

Digital World,” 2023)

● Legal and Human Rights Implications: Backlash movements not only affect

societal perceptions but have concrete legal consequences, including

challenges to legal frameworks designed to promote and protect women’s

rights in areas such as family law, inheritance rights, and protection against

gender-based violence. The UN Secretary-General’s reports repeatedly

emphasize the urgent need to safeguard and strengthen legal commitments

 to gender equality (“Secretary-General’s Report on the Status of Women,”

2024).

● Impact on Sustainable Development: Persistent or newly emerging gender

inequalities impede progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The CSW recognizes that setbacks to gender equality have far-reaching

implications for achieving peace, social justice, and sustainable development.

The Tradwife Ideology: Definition, Origins, and Online

Influence
Definition and Origin

The “tradwife” (traditional wife) ideology centers on women embracing traditional

gender roles within marriage and family life, typically prioritizing homemaking, child-

rearing, and supporting their husband as the primary breadwinner. This phenomenon

draws on nostalgia for the mid-20th-century domestic ideal but is reinforced and

globally spread via social media in recent years. The ideology often claims to be a

lifestyle choice, yet it is rooted in systems where women’s public and economic

participation is limited, and traditional hierarchies are reinforced.

Historical Context: Post-War Domestic Ideal vs. Modern Gender Equality

After World War II, many societies—especially in the West—promoted an ideal

where women returned to the home and men assumed provider roles. This model

was both a cultural and legal standard, with married women often lacking property

rights or economic autonomy. Throughout latter decades, feminist movements

targeted these structures, advocating for gender equality as a human right—a

principle now enshrined in international agreements such as the Beijing Declaration,

CEDAW, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5).

Core Values and Beliefs

Key tenets of the Tradwife community include:

● Submission and support to the husband within a heterosexual marriage.

● Domestic work as the principal and most valued form of women’s labor.

● Nostalgic aesthetics, with curated imagery of 1950s homemaking and

femininity.

● Religious and moral justification, frequently referencing faith traditions.

● Explicit rejection of feminist principles, asserting that gender equality has

undermined women’s “natural” role and familial stability.

The UN has emphasized that such backlashes threaten progress toward gender

equality, undermining efforts to end all forms of discrimination and violence against

women (SDG 5).

Online Platforms and Influence

The tradwife ideology thrives on digital platforms—primarily TikTok, Instagram, and

YouTube—where influencers produce aspirational content about homemaking and

traditional relationships, often glamorizing these roles for a wide, sometimes

international audience. While the UN does not specifically name individual

influencers, it has repeatedly raised the alarm about the widespread use of online

spaces to disseminate anti-feminist and misogynistic narratives that challenge

gender equality commitments. UN Women has highlighted coordinated online

resistance as a significant barrier to achieving SDG 5, especially when such

narratives are amplified by social media algorithms.

Online Anti-Feminist Movements

The Manosphere: Structure and Narrative

The manosphere encompasses a series of interconnected online communities—

such as involuntary celibates (incels), “red pill” adherents, Men’s Rights Activists,

and other groups—that mobilize around regressive, anti-feminist, and misogynistic

narratives. UN Women has identified these networks as a growing ecosystem that

frames feminism as the cause of men’s social and economic challenges and

perpetuates narrow and aggressive definitions of masculinity.

Key narratives include:

● Rejection of feminism and gender equality, often framed through dichotomies

like “femininity vs feminism” and claims that men are victims of societal

misandry.

● Anti-woke and “family values” rhetoric used to challenge established legal and

normative frameworks for gender justice.

● Justification of violence and hostility toward women, particularly evident in

incel communities.
Propagation via Digital Platforms

Leading digital platforms—especially YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram—play a

central role in disseminating these ideologies. UN Women reports that social media

algorithms frequently amplify divisive and polarizing content, normalizing

misogynistic attitudes and drawing youth, especially young men, into online echo

chambers. As a result, ideas once at the fringe now permeate mainstream culture,

policy conversations, and school environments.

● Algorithm-driven feeds reward provocative and grievance-based narratives,

giving anti-feminist content disproportionate reach and influence.

● Masculinity influencers and digital anonymity lower barriers and social

consequences for spreading hate, encouraging real-world harassment,

discrimination, and gender-based violence.

Global and Transcultural Dynamics

While many manosphere networks originated in North America and Europe, UN

agencies observe the transcultural expansion of these movements. Local

adaptations align with regional grievances and political debates, challenging the

universality of gender equality norms worldwide.

UN Women’s recent analyses stress that in 2024, nearly a quarter of governments

reported a backlash against women’s rights—often linked to the digital proliferation

of anti-feminist rhetoric. The result is an erosion of public support for gender justice

and new obstacles to women’s participation across political, economic, and social

life.
Current State of Gender Equality
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) highlights that, in the 2020s,

advancements in gender equality are substantial yet fragile and regionally uneven.

Global education data reveal near-parity between girls and boys at the primary level

and increased female participation in higher education, particularly in urban and

high-income settings. Legal reforms—guided by the Beijing Declaration and

CEDAW—have expanded women's access to property rights, prohibited explicit

gender-based discrimination in family and labor law, and improved reporting

mechanisms for violence against women and girls. Countries have enacted policies

mandating quotas or targets for women’s representation in legislatures, leading to a

gradual rise in female decision-makers at national and local government levels.

Persistent and Quantifiable Disparities

● Political Representation: Despite legal provisions, women on average hold

less than 30% of parliamentary seats and less than 10% of head-of-state or

government positions globally. Mechanisms such as gender quotas are

underutilized or inadequately enforced, often leading to token rather than

transformational change.

● Economic Participation and Unpaid Labor: The global female labor force
participation rate remains nearly 20 percentage points below that of men.

Women comprise only a third of managerial roles and are heavily

overrepresented in the informal sector, lacking access to social protection or

labor rights. Across all regions, women undertake at least twice as much

unpaid care and domestic work as men, a gap that widens in low-income and

rural settings, leaving women vulnerable to poverty and economic shock.

● Education and Health: While educational enrolment gaps are narrowing,

gender disparities persist in access to STEM fields and vocational training, as

well as in completion rates for secondary and tertiary education. In health,

women and girls still lack equitable access to reproductive health services,

especially in contexts where restrictive laws or social norms limit choice and

autonomy.

● Legal Loopholes and Barriers: More than 100 countries retain at least one law
that discriminates against women, including in citizenship, property, or

inheritance. Weak enforcement and lack of public awareness compound

these legal shortcomings, leaving survivors of gender-based violence and

discrimination without adequate recourse.

Backlash, Regression, and Emerging Threats

The CSW underscores deep concern at the resurgence of anti-equality movements

and explicit legal and institutional regressions:

● Legislative Rollbacks: In the past two years, nearly 25% of countries have

experienced partial repeal or suspension of legal protections related to

gender-based violence, reproductive rights, or gender parity in public

appointments. Policy reversals often stem from both populist political currents

and organized digital campaigns spreading anti-gender narratives.

● Gender-Based Violence and Harassment: Reports of physical, sexual, and

digital violence are rising, with the digital gender divide exposing women and

girls to heightened online harassment, image-based abuse, and coordinated

disinformation. In many cases, laws addressing cyberviolence are

underdeveloped or poorly implemented, leaving survivors without remedy.

● Shrinking Civic Space: Women human rights defenders and feminist

organizations face growing threats, from online harassment to criminalization

and funding cuts. State and non-state actors increasingly seek to delegitimize

advocacy for gender equality, weakening civil society’s capacity for

independent monitoring and service provision.

● Economic Shocks: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crises

have had disproportionate effects on women’s employment and security,

reversing gains in economic empowerment and pushing millions of women

into poverty or informal labor.

Impact of Tradwife and Anti-Feminist Movements on Gender

Equality

Entrenchment of Regressive Gender Norms

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) notes that both the tradwife

movement and online anti-feminist communities are accelerating a resurgence of

restrictive gender roles, positioning them as desirable or “natural,” particularly for

women. The promotion of female submission, domestic confinement, and

dependence on male breadwinners directly undermines decades of global progress

toward gender equality that was won through struggles for women’s autonomy,

education, and labor force participation. UN Women categorizes these narratives as

a new form of backlash against the core commitments of the Beijing Declaration and

Sustainable Development Goal 5, threatening to reverse hard-won legal and social

gains.

Digital Amplification and Mainstreaming of Misogyny

Both “tradwife” and anti-feminist ideologies proliferate rapidly via digital platforms—

most notably TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram—where algorithms boost polarizing

content and create echo chambers for retrograde ideas. UN Women and the UN

Secretary-General have specifically warned that social media not only exposes

women and girls to amplified gender-based violence, but also mainstreams harmful

stereotypes and anti-equality narratives well beyond fringe spaces, shaping youth

attitudes and public debate worldwide. The rise in “manosphere” communities

online, for instance, is recognized as a serious, organized challenge to gender

equality, increasing the normalization of misogyny and introducing digital violence

that often spills into real-world discrimination and harassment.

Policy and Legal Regression

UN Women’s 2025 reviews reveal an alarming trend: nearly 25% of countries report

legislative regression or explicit backlash on women’s rights, sometimes driven or

accelerated by digital and anti-feminist movements. These communities often exert

pressure on policymakers to roll back protections related to gender-based violence,

reproductive rights, and parity in public appointments, while attacking the credibility

and effectiveness of gender equality institutions. The “tradwife” and manosphere

movements legitimize the erosion of legal safeguards by glamourizing historical

periods characterized by limited rights and protections for women, thereby

discouraging the enforcement or expansion of international human rights

frameworks such as CEDAW and the Beijing Platform for Action.

Suppression of Women’s Empowerment and Participation

By valorizing unpaid domestic labor and demanding women’s withdrawal from

economic and civic spheres, these interconnected movements reinforce barriers to

women’s financial independence, leadership, and decision-making ability. The

pressure for conformity to traditional roles isolates women who seek education,

employment, or autonomy, further marginalizing those who do not fit narrow gender

expectations. UN Women warns that this results not only in fewer women in

leadership and lower labor force participation, but also in increased vulnerability to

gender-based violence—directly undermining sustainable development and social

cohesion.
Chilling Effect and Civic Space Shrinkage

CSW and UN reports show that online misogyny has a chilling effect on women’s

willingness to participate in public life, especially in politics and activism. Persistent

digital abuse and gendered disinformation campaigns target women leaders and

rights defenders, driving some out of public service altogether and further limiting

diverse perspectives in governance. This diminishing civic space is threatening

progress on equality in both law and practice.

Case Studies

1. Legal Vulnerabilities from Tradwife Ideology in Common Law

Countries (UK, Australia, Canada)

In many common law jurisdictions—including the UK, Australia, and Canada—

women who adopt tradwife roles (homemaking without independent earnings) face

unique legal vulnerabilities in marital breakdown. While all three countries aim to

recognize non-financial contributions in asset division laws, practical realities reflect

ongoing risks:

● Asset and Property Division: Courts often consider homemaking equal to

wage-earning, yet women may be disadvantaged if assets are in one

spouse’s name or if couples have binding prenuptial agreements, which have

become more common, sometimes undervaluing unpaid domestic work.

● Alimony and Support: tradwives may be awarded temporary maintenance, but

long-term financial independence is challenging without workforce experience,

especially as alimony tends to be time-limited and linked to the expectation of

employment reintegration.
 ● Child Custody and Welfare: While being a primary caregiver usually supports

maternal custody, financial instability can count against the tradwife in

contested cases.

These issues are compounded where online tradwife influencers downplay the

importance of financial autonomy, leading women in multiple countries to face similar

legal hardships upon separation or divorce.

2. Policy Regression and Legislative Rollbacks in Central & Eastern

Europe and Latin America

Across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and parts of Latin America, digital anti-

feminist and tradwife-aligned movements have influenced significant legal and policy

rollbacks:

● Withdrawal and Non-Enforcement of International Conventions: Several CEE

countries, including Hungary and Poland, have curtailed implementation of or

withdrawn support from gender-equality treaties like the Istanbul Convention,

following orchestrated campaigns promoting “traditional family values.”

● Restrictions on Reproductive Rights: In Latin America, particularly in countries

like Brazil and parts of Central America, online anti-feminist campaigns have

successfully lobbied for legislative barriers to reproductive rights, citing

tradwife ideals and family preservation discourses.

● Undermining Gender-Based Violence Legislation: Hungary, Poland, and

Romania, under the influence of concerted digital campaigns, have weakened

gender-based violence laws, mirrored in similar trends in Guatemala and El

Salvador.

These rollbacks, driven by networked social media activism and legal advocacy

emphasizing tradition and anti-feminism, undermine binding UN and regional

commitments, and place women’s safety and equality at risk across both continents.
3. Judicial Responses to Gender Stereotyping in Asia and Africa

Judiciaries in countries such as India (Asia) and South Africa (Africa) have played

key roles in addressing legal challenges arising from persistent gender stereotypes,

often rooted in traditionalist and anti-feminist influence:

● Asia: Indian courts, referencing both national constitutional guarantees and

CEDAW, have struck down laws based on “romantic paternalism”—for

example, barring women from certain professions or requiring marital consent

for employment. These decisions explicitly counter the revival of tradwife and

anti-feminist narratives that justify women’s exclusion from public and

economic life.

● Africa: South African courts have similarly invalidated customary or statutory

rules that assign women to subordinate domestic roles under the pretext of

tradition, upholding women’s equal rights to inheritance, land, and work.

Both regions illustrate a broader judicial trend: courts are not only vital for protecting

individual litigants, but also for rejecting the legal codification of gender stereotypes,

explicitly challenging digital and social movements that seek to reinforce such roles

and defending internationally recognized standards for gender equality.

Challenges

1. Political Challenges

● Backlash and Policy Regression: Digital anti-feminist campaigns fuel

legislative backlash, leading to the weakening or rollback of laws supporting

women’s rights, gender-based violence prevention, and gender parity in public

office. Nearly 25% of countries have reported such regression, often

underpinned by appeals to “protect family values.” This results in stalled or

reversed progress on legal equality and representation.

● Undermining Institutions: Organized movements challenge the credibility,

mandate, and funding of gender-equality institutions and independent

oversight bodies. This weakens national mechanisms for advancing equality

and protecting rights, making policy progress more vulnerable to shifts in

political will or populist currents.

● Silencing Women’s Political Participation: Online harassment, disinformation,

and targeted abuse deter women from engaging in public life or seeking

leadership roles. The chilling effect reduces diversity of voices in decision-

making and can reinforce male-dominated power structures.

2. Economic Challenges

● Economic Disempowerment: The valorization of unpaid domestic labor within

tradwife ideology discourages women’s economic participation and financial

independence. Women are overrepresented in unpaid care roles and the

informal economy, limiting their access to social security, pensions, and

personal wealth accumulation.

● Labor Force Participation Gaps: Anti-feminist narratives reinforce

occupational and wage segregation, restrict women’s entry into non-traditional

fields, and perpetuate stereotypes that discourage full workforce engagement.

 This sustains a persistent gender pay gap and reduces overall economic

output.

● Barriers to Asset Control: Tradwife-influenced norms can perpetuate legal and

practical barriers to women’s ownership of property, access to credit, or

control of income—risks further heightened for those undergoing marital

dissolution or working in unprotected sectors.

3. Legal and Institutional Challenges

● Legal Vulnerabilities and Loopholes: The rise of tradwife and anti-feminist

movements can stall harmonization of national laws with international treaties,

leave discriminatory provisions in place (e.g., inheritance, custody, or

employment restrictions), and reduce the legitimacy of rights-based claims in

court.

● Weak Enforcement: Even where gender equality laws exist, anti-feminist

backlash can lead to poor implementation, under-resourcing, or selective

enforcement—making legal protections insufficient or inaccessible in practice.

● Retrogressive Legal Reforms: Digital anti-feminist mobilization has

contributed to the repeal or dilution of statutes protecting against gender-

based violence, restricting reproductive rights, or diminishing quotas for

women in leadership, particularly in regions undergoing political transition or

facing resurgent conservatism.

4. Social and Cultural Challenges

● Normalization of Harmful Stereotypes: Little distinction is drawn between

“lifestyle choice” and ideological prescription in the tradwife movement,

resulting in the revival and mainstreaming of restrictive gender norms. This

can foster stigma against women seeking autonomy, employment, or non-

traditional life paths.

 ● Rise in Harassment and Violence: Online spaces amplify harassment,

cyberbullying, and image-based abuse, particularly targeting outspoken

feminists, women’s rights defenders, and women in leadership. This has

direct negative effects on mental health, participation, and public safety.

● Erosion of Progress Narratives: Digital anti-feminist movements challenge the

very legitimacy of gender equality as a universal goal, threatening the social

consensus and public investment in equal rights, especially among youth and in
educational discourse.

Questions to Consider

1. What legal protections currently exist to safeguard women’s political

participation from coordinated online anti-feminist harassment in regions with

rising digital activism?

2. Which models of independent funding have proven most effective in insulating

gender-equality institutions from political defunding driven by anti-feminist or

tradwife narratives?

3. What concrete family law reforms can ensure equitable distribution of marital

assets and secure economic rights for women engaged in unpaid domestic

work, particularly in common law and civil law countries?

4. How can governments guarantee the rights and safety of women human

rights defenders and politicians who are disproportionately targeted by

organized digital abuse and disinformation linked to anti-feminist mobilization?

5. What educational frameworks and digital literacy programs are most effective

in equipping youth to critically assess and counteract misogynistic and

tradwife content online?

6. Which statutory gaps allow for discriminatory prenuptial agreements or

employment practices, and how have legal reforms successfully addressed

these issues in multiple jurisdictions?

7. What regulatory obligations can be placed on social media companies to filter,

demote, or remove content that algorithmically amplifies anti-gender equality

narratives?

8. How do intersectional factors, such as rural residence, ethnicity, or sexual

orientation, compound the impact of tradwife and anti-feminist ideologies—

and what policy approaches best mitigate these compounded harms?

9. Which regional cooperation mechanisms (such as those within the EU, AU, or

OAS) have been effective in countering transnational anti-gender campaigns

and supporting national-level resilience against legal rollbacks?

10. What evidence-based policies have been successfully implemented to

recognize, value, and compensate unpaid care work in economies where

tradwife models are widely promoted?