Factors that Affect the Efficacy of UN Frameworks in Addressing Gender-Based Issues Globally

This research paper aims to identify the factors that affect the efficacy of UN frameworks in addressing gender-based issues globally through the lenses of intersectional feminism, post-colonial feminism, and cultural relativism. Specifically, this paper will focus on the Beijing Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The identified factors fall into five categories: structural and institutional barriers, weak reporting mechanisms, legal and normative gaps, political and governmental failures, and socio-cultural or religious obstacles.