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1. Ave Maria College
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
HEI Unique Institutional Identifier: 09077
_____________________________________________________________________________________
ELECT 2: Gender and Society
WEEKLY EXAM 4
NAME: Mylene N. Esic DATE: August 25, 2021
PROGRAM & YEAR: BEED-2 SCORE: ________
I. TABLE COMPLETION
Instruction: Below are the different articles of CEDAW. Using the table below, supply each
article in the convention, give your own explanation and provide at least one
example for each article.
ARTICLES IN
CONVENTION
EXPLANATION EXAMPLE
Article 1
Definition of Discrimination
against Women and Girls
Discrimination against
women includes any
distinction, exclusion or
restriction that affects
women's enjoyment of
political, economic, social,
cultural, and civil or the
purpose of harming or
reversing women’s human
rights and freedoms in any
aspect of their lives.
An example is an unequal
treatment for women and men
or the austerity and its impact
on women that has a
disproportionate and negative
effect on women since
women tend to work and use
public services to a larger
extent than men. When public
services are facing cuts,
women are severely
impacted.
Article 2
Obligations to Eliminate
Discrimination
Governments condemn
discrimination against women
in all its forms and will work
to end it. This includes
abolishing all existing laws,
customs and regulations
that are discriminatory.
An example is to establish
legal protection of the rights
of women on an equal basis
with men and to ensure
through competent national
tribunals and the other public
institutions an effective way
to protect of women against
any act of discrimination.
Article 3
Appropriate Measures
In this article it shall take all
appropriate measures,
especially in the political,
social, economic and cultural
fields, to ensure the full
An example for this article is
the Governments will take all
an actions to
ensure that the advancement
of women is to protect

2. development and
advancement of women, for
the purpose of guaranteeing
them enjoyment of human
rights on equal footing with
men.
their rights on a basis of
equality with men.
Article 4
Temporary Special
Measures
Temporary special measures
aimed to accelerate the
equality between men and
women that shall not be
considered discrimination, the
special measures must
protecting pregnancy that
shall not be considered
discriminatory.
An example for the
temporary special measures is
an Governments may institute
affirmative action
programmed to ensure that
women’s advancement will
not be considered
discriminatory.
Article 5
Gender Stereotypes
To modify social and cultural
patterns of conduct of men
and women which are based
on ideas of inferiority or
superiority on the roles for
men and women; to ensure
that family education includes
the recognition of the
common responsibility of
men and women in raising
children.
An example for this article is
to ensure that family
education includes a proper
understanding of maternity as
a social function and the
recognition of the common
responsibility of men and
women in the upbringing and
development of their children
to understand that the interest
of the children is the
primordial consideration in
all cases.
Article 6
Trafficking and
Exploitation of Prostitution
Trafficking and Exploitation
of Prostitution shall take all
appropriate measures,
including legislation, to
suppress all forms of traffic in
women and exploitation of
prostitution of women
An example for this article is
the Governments will work to
eliminate trafficking in
women and the exploitation
of the prostitution of
women.
Article 7
Political and Public Life
In this article it shall take all
appropriate measures to
eliminate discrimination
against women in the political
and public life of the country
and, in particular, to ensure
that women, has an equal
terms with men.
An example of Political and
Public Life is the elimination
of discrimination
against women in political
and public life must
ensure, that women has the
right to vote, hold office and
actively participate in
political parties, lobby groups
and NGOs.

3. Article 8
Participation at
International Level
To ensure that women, on
equal terms with men and
without any discrimination, is
the opportunity to represent
their Governments at the
international level and to
participate in the work of
international organizations
like the United Nations.
For example of Participation
at International Level is the
women must have the
opportunity to represent their
government at the
international level and
participate in international
organizations.
Article 9
Nationality
Nationality must grant
women equal rights with men
to acquire, change or retain
their children. Women must
allow to pass their nationality
to their foreign spouses on
equal basis with men.
An example for this article is
the marriage nor shall change
of nationality by the husband
during marriage
automatically change the
nationality of the wife.
Women shall have equal
rights with men with respect
to their children’s nationality.
Article 10
EDUCATON
Education shall ensure to
women equal rights in the
field of education at the same
conditions for career
guidance, access to studies,
the same teaching staff and
equipment. It shall ensure that
women have the same
opportunities to benefit from
scholarships and the same
access to continuing
education.
An example for article is the
same opportunities for access
to programmes of continuing
education, including adult
and functional literacy
programmes, particulary
those aimed at reducing, at
the earliest possible time, any
gap in education existing
between men and women.
Article 11
Employment
In this article it shall take all
appropriate measures to
eliminate discrimination
against women in the field of
employment in order to
ensure, on a basis of equality
of men and women, the same
rights to work as an
inalienable right of all human
beings.
An example is the equal
treatment of men and women
to have the rights to work in
the same employment
opportunities, to free choice
of employment, and to have
equal treatment in respect of
work of equal value, and also
Women will have the same
employment rights as men as
well as maternity leave
and special protection against
harmful work during
pregnancy.

4. Article 12
Health Care and Family
Planning
It appropriate measures to
eliminate discrimination
against women in the field of
health care and shall ensure
women equal access to health
care services and appropriate
services in connection with
pregnancy, confinement and
the post-natal period, granting
free services where
necessary, as well as adequate
nutrition during pregnancy
and lactation.
An example of Health Care
and Family Planning is the
Governments will eliminate
discrimination against
women in health care and
provide them with equal
access to health-care services,
including the family
planning.
Article 13
Economic and Social Life
Economic and Social Life
shall take all appropriate
measures to eliminate
discrimination against women
in other areas of economic
and social life in order to
ensure, on a basis of equality
of men and women, the same
rights, in particular family
that benefits to bank loans,
mortgages and other forms of
credit.
One of the example for this
article is men and women has
the right to participate in
recreational activities, sports
and all aspects of cultural life.
Women must
have equal access to family
an equal right to participate in
recreational
activities, sports and cultural
life.
.
Article 14
Rural Women and Girls
In this article it ensure equal
rights of men and women to
participate in and benefit
from rural development, and
shall ensure to rural women
the rights to participate in
development planning that
has the access to adequate
health care facilities and
family planning.
An example of Rural Women
and Girls is the Governments
will ensure that the particular
needs of
rural women are met in
relation to access to services,
training and employment
opportunities and social
equity schemes, and act to
eliminate discrimination
against them.
Article 15
Equality before the Law
Women shall have equality
with men before the law.
Women and men shall have
the same rights regarding
movement of persons and
freedom to choose residence
that shall treat them equally
in all stages of procedure in
courts and tribunals.
Example of Equality before
the Law is the Governments
shall give women equality
with men before
the law, including rights to
enter contracts, administer
property, appear in court or
before tribunals, and to

5. choose residence and
domicile.
Article 16
Marriage and Family Life
It shall take all appropriate
measures to eliminate
discrimination against women
in all matters relating to
marriage and family relations
and shall ensure equal rights
to enter marriage, to choose a
spouse, to enter marriage only
with full consent, the same
rights and responsibilities
within marriage and the same
rights and responsibilities as
parents.
An example of Marriage and
Family Life is the women and
men have the
equal rights to choose a
spouse and to marry; the
same
rights and responsibilities
within marriage and on
divorce; and equal rights in
all matters relating to the
birth, adoption and raising of
children.
Article 17 to 22 It detail how the CEDAW
Committee works, including
the role in the monitoring in
the implementation of the
Convention.
An example is the
establishment and function of
the Committee
on the Elimination of
Discrimination against
Women.
Article 23 to 30 It detail with the
administration of CEDAW.
That dispute between two or
more countries concerning
the interpretation or
application of the present
convention which is not
settled by negotiation.
Example if the request for
arbitration the parties are
unable to agree on the
organization of the
arbitration, any one of those
parties may refer the dispute
to the International Court of
Justice by request in
conformity with the Statute of
the Court.

6. II. ESSAY
Instruction: Using your knowledge on this Lesson 4, write an essay about equal rights of
women with the theme “The Human Rights of Women and the Girl-child are an Inalienable,
integral and invisible part of universal human rights.” Use the space provided below.
Minimum of 200 words.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND THE GIRL-CHILD ARE INALIENABLE,
INTEGRAL AND INVISIBLE PART OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
In our society, Human Rights are universal, and civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights belong to all human beings, including children and young people. Children and
youth are enjoy to the certain human rights specifically linked by the status as minors and their
need for care and protection. Girl-children are particularly vulnerable to certain human rights
violations, and therefore require additional protections. To achieve the consideration to be equal
irrespective of their gender, colour, profession, and the status that can be call equality.
All human rights are universal it is indivisible and interdependent and interrelated. It must
treat globally in a fair and equal manner with the same emphasis topromote and protect all human
rights and fundamentalfreedoms.Thehuman rights of womenand thegirl-child are an inalienable,
integral and indivisible part of universal human rights. It is a full equal participation of women to
ensure that the rights of women and girls are respected and protected by the rights of women and
girls.
In order to protect the human rights of women and the girl-child, it is necessary to avoid
as far as possible, resorting to reservations and to ensure that no reservation is incompatible. In
every nation it needs to value every gender equally to progress at the right place. To have a better
development in all aspects when both the genders are entitled to similar opportunities. That
includes the decision making, health, politics, infrastructure and profession that will surely
advance in the society to a new level. Today, we have successfully made our environment quite
safer, the women can step forward to get educated and pursue our passion.

7. Ave Maria College
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
HEI Unique Institutional Identifier: 09077
_____________________________________________________________________________________
ELECT 2: Gender and Society
ACTIVITY No. 4
Photo Essay
NAME: Mylene N. Esic DATE: _________
PROGRAM & YEAR: BEED-2 SCORE: ________
Instruction: Choose one article from CEDAW and collect pictures from the magazine, newspaper,
etc. that illustrate the chosen article and the effects of this to the community. Use a
long size bond paper. Write a short explanation of your work. Write it in the box
provided.