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CEDAW is the United Nations Women's Equality Treaty. The United States is the only industrialized nation that has not ratified it. Louisville is part of a national movement called Cities for CEDAW that aims for local implementation of the principles of the treaty. There is so much work to be done to protect and empower girls and women in Louisville, in Kentucky, in the U.S. and all around the world. Contact Rev. Mary Sue Barnett to endorse the coalition and to join the movement.
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The Treaty for Women’s Equality
CEDAW:
On December 18th,1979, CEDAW was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on September 3rd, 1981 after the 20th country had ratified it.
CEDAW explicitly acknowledges that extensive discrimination against women continues to exist and emphasizes that such discrimination violates the principles of equality of rights and respect for human dignity.
CEDAW is an
aspirational document
and a practical blueprint
for each country to
achieve progress for
women and girls.
How CEDAW Works
South Sudan
CEDAW will strengthen the United States as a global leader
in standing up for equality for
women and girls.
The U.S. Should Ratify CEDAW Now
CEDAW has Improved Women’s Lives on the Ground
• In ratifying countries, women have partnered with their governments to change their laws and policies, creating greater safety and opportunity for women and their families
“CEDAW has improved women’s literacy levels, labor force participation rates, and parliamentary
representation – and in some cases has reduced absolute gender inequalities.”
-World Bank Report, 2012
CEDAW PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE U.S
While American women enjoy opportunities and status not available to most around the world, few would dispute that more progress is needed
CEDAW WOULD PROVIDE AN
EFFECTIVE CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE
U.S.CEDAW would provide an opportunity for
national dialogue on persistent inequalities in the U.S.
Each country determines how to bring its policies in line to eliminate discrimination
against women and girls.
U.S. Human Rights Record
RATIFIED BY THE U.S.International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Convention Against Torture (CAT)
Convention Against Genocide (CAG)
NOT RATIFIED BY THE U.S.
•International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR)•Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)•Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
The United States
Journey to Ratify CEDAW
CEDAW’S History in the U.S.
On Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer held a hearing, featuring testimony by an unprecedented number of women senators, who called for action on CEDAW to stem the tide of violence against women and girls across the globe.
Senate Hearing Reignites Hope For CEDAW and I-VAWA
SUPPORTING CEDAW LOCALLY
Cities, counties, and states across the country have taken steps to support, adopt and/or implement CEDAW locally.
Local adoption of CEDAW:o allows for the development of pro-active
legislation to protect women and girls in your community
o sends a strong message to your senators that U.S. ratification is important to their constituents.
Cities for CEDAW Campaign
was launched at the
United Nations
Commission on the Status of Women
in March 2014.
Soon Young Yoon is Korean-American.
She first envisioned a grassroots movement for CEDAW implementation on the local level.
She is the Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Beginning in 1995, women’s rights advocates
in the Us passed resolutions endorsing
CEDAW ratification in over 40 municipalities, 20
counties and 15 states.
Inspired by the 1995 UN 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, San Francisco became the 1st municipality in the world to adopt a local ordinance reflecting the principles of CEDAW and they established the Department on the Status of Women.
San Francisco is the only U.S. city to date that has passed a CEDAW Ordinance.
WHY CITIES?o As of 2008, 82% of Americans live in
cities.
o By 2050, nearly 80% of the world’s women and girls will live in urban areas.
oCEDAW provides a framework for women’s human rights that impacts women at the grassroots level.
LOUISVILLE CEDAW COALITION
FOUNDED APRIL 7, 2014
The Louisville CEDAW Resolution “precedes an Ordinance that eliminates discrimination against women and girls in the city of Louisville and sends a statement that we will not tolerate violence against women, unequal pay and uneven academic and economic opportunities.” A. Holland HoustonAttorney at Law
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CITIES FOR CEDAW INITIATIVE BY THE
LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL AND SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL CITIES PASSING
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES TO IMPLEMENT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
UN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SPONSOR: Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh
WHEREAS, The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18 1979, became an international treaty as of September 3, 1981, and 187 UN member nations, have agreed to be bound by CEDAW’s provisions; and
WHEREAS, Although women have made gains in the struggle for equality in many fields, much more needs to be accomplished to fully eradicate discrimination based on gender and to achieve one of the most basic human rights, equality; and
WHEREAS, Louisville, Kentucky, is the largest International Compassionate City in the USA, and with knowledge that girls and women make up 52% of Louisville Metro’s population, and with a desire to ensure these women and girls who live in Louisville Metro enjoy all the rights and privileges and remedies that are bestowed on all people in the US, no matter race, national origin, gender or religious belief, and with a purpose to claim worldwide that Louisville, Kentucky is a city within which women can thrive and a city that will not tolerate discrimination against women and girls or violence perpetrated against them in any form, by any hand; and
WHEREAS, CEDAW provides a comprehensive framework for governments to examine their policies and practices in relation to women and girls and to rectify discrimination based on gender; and
WHEREAS, City and County governments have an appropriate and legitimate role affirming the importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination against women in communities as universal norms and to serve as guides for public policy; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE
LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Louisville Metro Government is committed to eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, to promoting the health and safety of women and girls, and to affording them equal academic, economic and business opportunities in Louisville, Kentucky.
SECTION II. A resolution is the first step toward adopting a future ordinance that would call for: a gender analysis of all Louisville Metro departments and commissions; the designation of an oversight body; and resources to support these actions.
Resolution Authors: Tina Ward-Pugh, Victoria Markell,Delores Delahanty.
Chair of Louisville CEDAW Coalition Rev. Mary Sue Barnett
Slide Show assembled by: Anja Arsenovic, M.S. Barnett
Join us! Go to:
www.CEDAW2014.org