Known as the “women’s treaty,” the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women—CEDAW—was signed by the United States 34 years ago today. The United Nations had […]
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The United Nations Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is a human rights treaty and enforcement agency that aims to ensure global gender-based rights in all aspects: social, cultural, economic, political and civil. The treaty has been adopted by every country in the World except six: Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Palau, Tonga and the U.S.
Senate Hearing Reignites Hope For CEDAW and I-VAWA
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), surveying the chamber before her, a room packed with senators, diplomats, feminist leaders, scholars and activists, proudly proclaimed, “I’m looking at an iconic picture here.” At […]
Nelson Mandela and Women’s Rights
South Africa’s monumental leader in the struggle against apartheid, Nelson Mandela, died today at age 95. Not only did he fight against the oppression of black Africans, but he supported […]
What Does Sex Have to Do with World Peace?
Last year, a quiet but powerful book, Sex and World Peace, was published by an interdisciplinary group of researchers and scholars. The authors, Valerie M. Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli […]
The Women of “Women, War and Peace”
The remarkable five-part PBS series Women, War and Peace concludes on Tuesday, November 8 with War Redefined, the capstone piece that brings together the issues brought up in the previous […]
Peace Unveiled–An Interview with Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Hasina Safi
The next installment of the groundbreaking five-part PBS series Women, War & Peace, airing October 25, takes us to Afghanistan, where women continue their fight to carve out a role for […]
In a First, UN Holds Brazil Accountable for Maternal Death Under CEDAW
Nine years ago, 28-year-old Alyne da Silva Pimentel died needlessly from a difficult pregnancy after her care was both delayed and botched. A Brazilian of African descent, Pimentel lived in […]
Help Me Call On the Senate to Ratify CEDAW
Today, for the first time in eight years, the U.S. Senate held a hearing on the importance of ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against […]
The Echoes of Suffrage
Throughout the 72 years suffragists fought for the vote, they endured ridiculous arguments against women’s rights. “Because suffrage isn’t controversial now, showing people what it was like then makes it […]
Haiti’s Women 6 Months Later: Getting Back to Work
Nearly six months after the earthquake in Haiti, those of us involved in the UN humanitarian response are still struggling to provide those who have survived sexual violence with access […]