CEDAW

March is Women's History Month

In honor of it, sign the petition and encourage the President to ratify it.

The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the most complete international agreement on basic human rights for women and was adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1979. To date, 185 countries have ratified CEDAW. Even though the U.S. helped draft the treaty, it is the only industrialized country left to ratify.CEDAW promotes not only women's empowerment, but also a foundation for peace and justice around the world. Women in the U.S. and around the world have already waited 30 years for the world's superpower to sign onto this important treaty.

To sign the petition go to:

http://salsa. wiredforchange. com/o/5996/ p/dia/action/ public/?action_ KEY=1364