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CEDAW
By: Mendoza, Courtney Mae B.
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CEDAW
abbreviated as: Convention on the Elimination
of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
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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
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in short, CEDAW promotes basic human rights
and achieves progress and overcome barriers of
discrimination against women
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CEDAW
Articles 1 to 6
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ARTICLE 1: DEFINITION
OF DISCRIMINATION
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defines discrimination against women to cover all
facts of human rights and fundamental freedom
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ARTICLE 2: OBLIGATIONS TO
ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION
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countries must eliminate discriminatory laws,
policies and practices in the national legal framework
country duties
policy measures
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ARTICLE 3: DEVELOPMENT
OF WOMEN
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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
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ARTICLE 4: ACCELERATION
OF EQUALITY
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countries may implement temporary special
measures to accelerate women’s equality
temporary special measure
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ARTICLE 5: SEX ROLES &
STEREO TYPING
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countries agree to modify or eliminate practices
based on assumption about the inferiority or
superiority of either sex
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ARTICLE 6: EXPLOITATION
OF WOMEN
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countries agree to take steps to suppress the
exploitation of prostitution and trafficking on women
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CEDAW SAYS:
all discrimination against women must end
women have the right to participate without any
discrimination in all aspects