CEDAW is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly. It consists of a preamble and 30 articles and establishes equality of rights for women as a basic UN principle. 64 states initially signed the convention in 1980 and it entered into force in 1981 after 20 states had ratified it, faster than any previous human rights convention. The convention establishes state obligations, substantive equality, and non-discrimination as key principles to eliminate discrimination against women.

2. What is CEDAW?
CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS
OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMAN

3. CEDAW - History
 Adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly
 Often described as an international bill of rights for women
 Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles
 Equality of rights for women is a basic principle of the
United Nations
 At the special ceremony that took place at the Copenhagen
Conference on 17 July 1980, 64 States signed the
Convention and two States submitted their instruments of
ratification.
 On 3 September 1981, 30 days after the twentieth member
State had ratified it, the Convention entered into force -
faster than any previous human rights convention

4. CEDAW
STATE
OBLIGATION
SUBSTANTIVE
EQUALITY
NON
DISCRIMINATION

5. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY

6. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY

7. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY
 MEN are no longer food providers, WOMEN too work
 Many women are Divorced, widowed, abandoned,
single mothers

8. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY
REALITY v. GOALS

9. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY

10. FORMAL APPROACH
 Following Male Standard, disregarding female needs

11. FORMAL APPROACH

12. PROTECTIONIST APPROACH

14. CORRECTIVE APPROACH
 Providing Safe Environment at workplace

15. CORRECTIVE APPROACH

16. SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY

17. STATE OBLIGATION
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18. STATE OBLIGATION

19. NON DISCRIMINATION
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