Maloney, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution Supporting CEDAW Ratification on International Women's Day
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Maloney, Schakowsky Introduce Resolution Supporting CEDAW Ratification on International Women’s Day
https://maloney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/maloney-schakowsky-introduce-resolution-supporting-cedaw-ratification-0
Mar 8, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on International Women’s Day, Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) reintroduced their resolution calling for the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Adopted by the United Nations in 1979, CEDAW is a landmark international agreement which mandates that governments take positive steps for women’s advancement and eradicate laws, customs, and practices that discriminate against women.
“As we come together on International Women’s Day, to recognize that women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights, Rep. Schakowsky and I are calling on the United States Senate to affirm that stance on the world stage,” said Rep. Maloney. “With women’s rights continuing to be abused around the world, and women disproportionately feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic, Congress must take a stand by ratifying the most comprehensive international agreement on women's rights, CEDAW. We need to ratify CEDAW and affirm our standing as a global leader for the rights of women and girls.”
“It has been over thirty years since the United Nations adopted the CEDAW, a treaty to establish gender equality and to eliminate female oppression. Though providing the world’s women with equal rights and equal opportunities will take more than an agreement on paper, I have long been disappointed that the United States is the only nation to have signed CEDAW but not yet ratified it,” said Rep. Schakowsky. “When girls and women live in peace and security – free from violence – they can go to school, start businesses, provide for their families, and even serve their nation. This International Women’s Day, I call on my colleagues in the Senate to finally ratify the CEDAW as an enormous step in the right direction. I am so proud to join my good friend Representative Maloney in reintroducing this important resolution.”
Background
International Women’s Day is commemorated each year on March 8th around the world to honor women and recognize their economic, political and social achievements.
189 countries have ratified CEDAW, affirming their commitment to the enforcement of laws protecting women and against violence of any kind occurring domestically, at work, or in any sphere of a woman’s life. The U.S. is the only western country in the world that has not ratified CEDAW, joining the ranks of Somalia and Iran.
CEDAW is an important tool in combating discrimination and human rights abuses against women around the world. As a result, its ratification would provide a catalyst for the U.S. to examine areas of persistent discrimination against women.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_Against_Women
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states.[1] Over fifty countries that have ratified the Convention have done so subject to certain declarations, reservations, and objections, including 38 countries who rejected the enforcement article 29, which addresses means of settlement for disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention.[2] Australia's declaration noted the limitations on central government power resulting from its federal constitutional system. The United States and Palau have signed, but not ratified the treaty. The Holy See, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, and Tonga are not signatories to CEDAW.
The CEDAW Chairperson position is currently held by Hilary Gbedemah.[3]
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