The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality

The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the "CEDAW Convention", or "the Convention") was adopted by the United Nations over thirty years ago. Described by some as an "international bill of rights for women", the Convention has bee...

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Main Authors: Byrnes, Andrew, Freeman, Marsha
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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World Development Report 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9219
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spelling okr-10986-92192021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality Byrnes, Andrew Freeman, Marsha World Development Report 2012 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the "CEDAW Convention", or "the Convention") was adopted by the United Nations over thirty years ago. Described by some as an "international bill of rights for women", the Convention has been an important tool used by national and international advocates for the equality of women, while the Committee established under the Convention to monitor its implemenation has played a significant role in encouraging the implementation of the treaty. 2012-06-26T15:41:57Z 2012-06-26T15:41:57Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9219 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Middle East and North Africa Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific South Asia Europe and Central Asia
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The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
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description The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the "CEDAW Convention", or "the Convention") was adopted by the United Nations over thirty years ago. Described by some as an "international bill of rights for women", the Convention has been an important tool used by national and international advocates for the equality of women, while the Committee established under the Convention to monitor its implemenation has played a significant role in encouraging the implementation of the treaty.
author Byrnes, Andrew
Freeman, Marsha
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Freeman, Marsha
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title The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
title_short The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
title_full The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
title_fullStr The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of The Cedaw Convention : Paths to Equality
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