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The circle of empowerment : twenty-five years of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / Hanna Beate Schöpp-Schilling, editor ; Cees Flinterman, associate editor.
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- Book
- Series:
- Mariam K. Chamberlain series on social and economic justice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex discrimination against women--Prevention.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
- United Nations.
- Physical Description:
- 410 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, [2007]
- Summary:
- Adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the most important human rights treaty for women ever created. The United States is still the only industrialized country that has yet to ratify it.
- Essays and personal reflections written by 42 former and current members of CEDAW's Committee and four UN staff members, as well as a message from former Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan, reveal the profound impact this Convention has had on women's lives. With examples and moving reminiscences from Korea to Egypt, from Russia to Brazil and beyond, this collection addresses CEDAW's impact on women in the areas of personal status laws, labor markets, migration, human trafficking, health, cultural stereotypes, and more.
- Contents:
- Message on Cedaw's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary / Kofi A. Annan 1
- Personal Reflection: In Celebration / Rachel N. Mayanja 7
- The Convention as a Living Instrument
- The Nature and Scope of the Convention / Hanna Beate Schopp-Schilling 10
- Personal Reflection: Interpreting the Convention / Silvia Rose Cartwright 30
- Relationships with UN Conferences, Specialized Agencies, Programs, and Funds / Ivanka Corti 36
- Human Rights I Overarching Challenges
- Universalizing Women's Human Rights Through Cedaw / Savitri Goonesekere 52
- Culture, Religion, and Cedaw's Article 5 (A) / Frances Raday 68
- Personal Reflections: In the Muslim World / Emna Aouij 86
- From the Arab Region / Naela Gabr
- Education and Legal Literacy / Silvia Pimentel 90
- Personal Reflection: Persistent Discrimination / Christine Kapalata 104
- Private Global Enterprises, International Trade, and Finance / Elizabeth Evatt 106
- Human Rights II Specific Challenges
- Poverty, Prostitution, and Trafficking / Elvira Novikova 124
- Personal Reflection: Rethinking Prostitution and Trafficking / Krisztina Morvai 141
- Unfinished Battles: Political and Public Life / Francoise Gaspard 145
- Impediments to Progress: The Formal Labor Market / Hanna Beate Schopp-Schilling 159
- Personal Reflection: Opportunities and Traps-The Informal Labor Market / Pramila Patten 179
- The Female Face of Migration / Rosario G. Manalo 183
- Women's Health: Accommodating Difference / Carmel Shalev 196
- Rights of Rural Women: Examples from Latin America / Aida Gonzalez Martinez 212
- Cedaw and Violence Against Women: Providing the "Missing Link" / Heisoo Shin 223
- Women in War and Its Aftermath: Liberia / Charlotte Abaka 234
- The Work of the Committee
- The Nature and Mandate of the Committee / Hanna Beate Schopp-Schilling 248
- Personal Reflections: Support by the UN Division for the Advancement of Women / Ingeborg Creydt 262
- The Early Years / Luvsandanzangyn Ider
- Challenging Governments / Marie Caron
- The First Twelve Years / Desiree Patricia Bernard
- The Middle Years / Salma Khan
- Outreach and Impact / Norma Monica Forde
- Dual Perspectives / Mervat Tallawy
- Working for Equality / Meriem Belmihoub-Zerdani
- Achievements and Obstacles / Victoria Popescu
- Challenges and Impacts / Kongit Sinegiorgis
- Progress and Obstacles / Philomena Kintu
- On Twenty Years of Involvement / Jane Connors
- Strengthening Women's Human Rights Through Individual Complaints / Cees Flinterman 286
- The Juarez Murders and the Inquiry Procedure / Maria Regina Tavares da Silva, Yolanda Ferrer Gomez 298
- Personal Reflection: The Circle of Empowerment / Aurora Javate de Dios
- From Global to Local: The Involvement of NGOS / Shanthi Dairiam 313
- Personal Reflections: Achieving Fruitful Results / Feng Cui 326
- A Lawyer's Perspective / Miriam Estrada-Castillo
- TH Finnish Act on Equality / Pirkko Makinen
- A Source of Inspiration / Sjamsiah Achmad
- An Important Part of History / Ryoko Akamatsu
- Spreading the Convention's Norms Through Education / Hadja Assa Diallo Soumare
- Remaining Challenges and the Way Forward
- Personal Reflections: Thoughts on the Committee's Past, Hopes for Its Future / Feride Acar 340
- Important Changes and Further Reforms Needed / Goran Melander
- Reflections on the Future / Dubravka Simonovic
- Text of the Convention 377
- Text of the Optional Protocol to the Convention 389
- Summary List of General Recommendations 395.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-366) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781558615632
- 1558615636
- 9781558615649
- 1558615644
- OCLC:
- 137305762
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