Treaty on the Rights of Women

The United States is one of the only seven countries in the world that has failed to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international agreement for human rights and women's equality. Women abroad and at home deserve action on CEDAW today.

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Fact Sheet | CEDAW Supports Education for Women and Girls

October 26, 2010

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women, and two-thirds of its unschooled children are girls. CEDAW seeks to end discrimination against women and girls in education by promoting equal educational opportunity, helping girls stay in school, and encouraging broad access to educational programs in which girls and women are often underrepresented.

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Fact Sheet | Support CEDAW for Women and Girls

August 24, 2010

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is a landmark international agreement that affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world. To date, 186 of 193 countries have ratified CEDAW. The United States is one of only seven countries—including Iran, Sudan, Somalia, and three small Pacific island countries (Nauru, Palau and Tonga)—that have not yet ratified CEDAW.

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Fact Sheet | CEDAW 2010 Facts - because Women’s Rights are Human Rights

August 24, 2010

CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, is a landmark international agreement that affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world. Ratifying the CEDAW treaty would continue America’s proud bipartisan tradition of promoting and protecting human rights.

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