Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

to appear in International Women's Rights Project

United Nations

Published: January 1998

Keywords: CEDAW, discrimination, women, convention, prostitution, human rights, education, employment, health, nationality, law, marriage, family, law, representation, benefits, sex role stereotyping, Multilateral Relations, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Education, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Violence against Women

Abstract:

On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Among the international human rights treaties, the Convention takes an
important place in bringing the female half of humanity into the focus of human rights concerns. It spells out the meaning of equality and how it can be achieved. In so doing, the Convention establishes not only an international
bill of rights for women, but also an agenda for action by countries to guarantee the enjoyment of those rights.

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Publication: http://www.iwrp.org/cedaw.htm