Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
to appear in International Women's Rights ProjectUnited 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:
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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