CEDAW

Currently I’m learning about CEDAW, the UN’s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Drafted in 1979, the treaty still is rejected by the U.S. – only 1 of 8 UN members to do so (others include Iran and Somalia). AP reports the likelihood of CEDAW’S approval in the Democrat controlled congress (IHT, “Discord likely over ratifying women’s rights”). The treaty is available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/.