Amandine Bach contributed to the European Youth Forum Report 2008: ‘Racism and its impact on young people: call for a renewed youth commitment’
When analysing the situation of young women and men facing racism, it is essential to take into account that the discrimination they face is not only because of their ethnic background, their gender identity or their age. Instead, the discrimination comes from the interrelation of these axes of oppression. A 2008 Eurobarometer7 shows that discrimination based on a combination of a number of factors has been experienced by a relatively high proportion of EU citizens (16%). The intersection of gender and race discrimination has already been identified as an issue to include in policy making at the international level by different conventions or declarations, including the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (1979) and at the Durban governmental conference on racism (2001): CEDAW (1979) states that “the eradication of apartheid, all forms of racism, racial discrimination, colonialism, neo-colonialism, aggression, foreign occupation and domination and interference in the internal affairs of States is essential to the full enjoyment of the rights of men and women”. […] Download the full Youth Forum publication: youth forum report on racism
