This document lists the dates that various countries ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). It includes dates ranging from July 17, 1980 to October 6, 2009 for over 180 countries that have ratified or acceded to CEDAW. The United States is notably not included as having ratified CEDAW. The dates show when countries agreed to be legally bound by the standards set in CEDAW to end discrimination against women.