CEDAW Articles 1-6

1. CEDAW
By: Mendoza, Courtney Mae B.

3. CEDAW
 abbreviated as: Convention on the Elimination
of all forms of Discrimination Against Women

4. 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

5.  in short, CEDAW promotes basic human rights
and achieves progress and overcome barriers of
discrimination against women

6. CEDAW
Articles 1 to 6

7. ARTICLE 1: DEFINITION
OF DISCRIMINATION

8.  defines discrimination against women to cover all
facts of human rights and fundamental freedom

9. ARTICLE 2: OBLIGATIONS TO
ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION

10.  countries must eliminate discriminatory laws,
policies and practices in the national legal framework
 country duties
 policy measures

11. ARTICLE 3: DEVELOPMENT
OF WOMEN

12.  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

13. ARTICLE 4: ACCELERATION
OF EQUALITY

14.  countries may implement temporary special
measures to accelerate women’s equality
 temporary special measure

15. ARTICLE 5: SEX ROLES &
STEREO TYPING

16.  countries agree to modify or eliminate practices
based on assumption about the inferiority or
superiority of either sex

17. ARTICLE 6: EXPLOITATION
OF WOMEN

18.  countries agree to take steps to suppress the
exploitation of prostitution and trafficking on women

19. CEDAW SAYS:
 all discrimination against women must end
 women have the right to participate without any
discrimination in all aspects