简介：Societalinstitutionsandstructuresshapeparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen.Itisnotenoughtosimplyextendafixedbundleofsocio-economicrightstowomenandmenalike,buttoinfusesuchrightswithsubstantiveequality.Basedondiscussingthelinkbetweentherighttodevelopmentandsocio-economicrights,Idiscusshowgenderinequalityshapesparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen,whichimpedetheexerciseoftheirrighttodevelopment.Iexamineapotentialapproachforengenderingtherighttodevelopmentwhichsynthesisessocio-economicrightsandsubstantiveequalitytocapabilities.Finally,IevaluatetheextenttowhichCEDAWrepresentsthisoptimalsynthesis,albeitwithsomeimportantlimitations.