The report claimed that the disadvantages women faced resulted purely from societal beliefs and attitudes.

Societal attitudes already disadvantage women on the one hand and people with disabilities on the other.

The issue of changing societal attitudes towards women will be an integral component of this project.

There are however societal attitudes, which sometimes hinder women's access to healthcare in some remote and underdeveloped areas.

Societal attitudes which condone the loose behaviour of males and see it as depicting males' sexual prowess places both sexes in increasing danger of contracting and spreading STIs.

Alliances with the media and other opinion makers have proved successful in facilitating change in societal attitudes towards women and promoting positive images of equality between men and women.

Nevertheless, it remains concerned at the very poor living conditions of children with disabilities, their lack of integration in schools and society and at prevailing societal discriminatory attitudes towards them.

The social, cultural and economic roles assigned to women bear a direct relationship with the prevailing societal attitudes held by most men and women of the position of women in society.

The Committee further recommends that the State party continue to carry out comprehensive public education campaigns and undertake all necessary proactive measures to prevent and combat negative societal attitudes and practices.

Stressing that the elimination of such practices requires greater efforts and commitment from Governments, the international community and civil society, including non governmental and community based organizations, and that fundamental changes in societal attitudes are required,

(d) To counter, as appropriate, negative societal attitudes about women's capacity to participate equally in the political process that contribute to the low proportion of women among political decision makers at the local, national and international levels

(g) To institute educational programmes, as appropriate, in the school curriculum that sensitize young people about the equal rights of women, teach civic responsibilities, promote confidence building and counter negative societal attitudes that discourage women's political participation

He also requested more information on how the practice of polygamy could be justified (question 5), including on religious grounds that issue was related to the need to combat cultural and societal attitudes which promoted discrimination against women.

Rather than taking isolated measures at the ministry or department level, there needs to be an overall vision on how various organs of the state can be used to effect a positive change in societal attitudes towards women.

Over and above the specific objectives of the law in reducing the direct exploitation of children, the law in a larger attitudinal sense asserts the value of children as a defence against the erosion of societal attitudes toward them.

There is also a cross sectional lack of awareness and entrenched societal attitudes relating to women and women's rights. This affects the range and quality of initiatives that can be taken for the promotion and protection of women's rights.

We can change national attitudes to women and national attitudes to HIV.

Attitudes toward children Social attitudes toward children differ around the world in various cultures.

b. Cross sectoral issues, including contribution to the societal agenda

Our attitudes must change.

Attitudes towards gender roles

Attitudes to parental roles

These attitudes are changing.

Societal issues found included violence against women, human trafficking, and child labour.

In addition to these, there also exists a societal reverence for motherhood.

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But public attitudes have been changing.

Indeed, such attitudes are potentially disastrous.

Parents attitudes are changing, but slowly.

These attitudes have changed over time.

Indeed, abuses such as this one are common on both societal and governmental levels.

Society will be exposed to putrid legislation and that will affect the societal equilibrium .

Consider the attitudes of France and Germany.

Attitudes towards women in the Health System

Political parties should therefore oppose such attitudes.

Attitudes formed in such congenial circumstances die hard.

A distinctive class of biases affect memory, such as consistency bias (remembering one's past attitudes and behavior as more similar to one's present attitudes).

People, who change their religion from Islam to another, are subject to societal and official pressure.

Women continue to be excluded in extreme and significant ways from basic rights and societal benefits.

The exclusion of women from all levels of societal decision making is linked to their disempowerment.

These kids have attitudes that you just can't believe.

I have witnessed disturbing professional attitudes coming from women.

The film explores anti gay attitudes in various ways.

UNIFEM uses public campaigns and media to change attitudes.

Today, by adhering to those very values, Bangladesh itself is undergoing a quiet but significant societal transformation.