CEDAW

By: Mendoza, Courtney Mae B.

CEDAW

abbreviated as: Convention on the Elimination

of all forms of Discrimination Against Women

CEDAW

an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the

United Nations General Assembly

an international bill of rights for women

sets up an agenda for national action to end such

discrimination

in short, CEDAW promotes basic human rights

and achieves progress and overcome barriers of

discrimination against women

CEDAW

Articles 1 to 6

ARTICLE 1: DEFINITION

OF DISCRIMINATION

defines discrimination against women to cover all

facts of human rights and fundamental freedom

ARTICLE 2: OBLIGATIONS TO

ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION

countries must eliminate discriminatory laws,

policies and practices in the national legal framework

country duties

policy measures

ARTICLE 3: DEVELOPMENT

OF WOMEN

women are fundamentally equal with men in all

spheres of life

countries must take measures to uphold women’s

equality in the political, social, economic and cultural

fields

ARTICLE 4: ACCELERATION

OF EQUALITY

countries may implement temporary special

measures to accelerate women’s equality

temporary special measure

ARTICLE 5: SEX ROLES &

STEREO TYPING

countries agree to modify or eliminate practices

based on assumption about the inferiority or

superiority of either sex

ARTICLE 6: EXPLOITATION

OF WOMEN

countries agree to take steps to suppress the

exploitation of prostitution and trafficking on women

CEDAW SAYS:

all discrimination against women must end

women have the right to participate without any

discrimination in all aspects