CEDAW
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- CEDAWConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- CEDAW was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 19, 1979, coming into forces as a treaty on December 3, 1981
- CEDAWInternational human rights treaty that focuses on women's rights and women's issues worldwide
- CEDAW is governed by the following three principles
- Substantive Equality
- Non-Discrimination
- State Obligation
- Substantive EqualityMen and women are different but ultimately, we are equal. Can be viewed in three approaches: Formal, Protectionist, Corrective
- Non-DiscriminationDiscrimination - unfair treatment of a person or group for any reason. Can be direct or indirect
- State Obligation
- Respect
- Protect
- Promote
- Fulfill
- Boys and men can support girls and women in realizing their rights in many ways
- The Philippines is the first ASEAN country that ratified CEDAW on August 5, 1981
- The Philippine Commission of Women accounted that the country's participation to CEDAW has contributed massively in the advancement and empowerment of the Filipino women
- CEDAW paved the way to legislation of Republic Act 9710, the Magna Carta of Women and other landmark legislation that protect women from discrimination and violence
- Beijing Platform for Action"To advance the goals of equality, development, and peace for all women everywhere in the interest of all humanity"
- The Fourth World Conference on Women was participated by 189 governments, 17,000 participants and 30,000 non-governmental activists in Beijing
- 12 Key Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action
- Women and Poverty
- Education and Training of Women
- Women and Health
- Violence Against Women
- Women and Armed Conflict
- Women and the Economy
- Women in Power and Decision-Making
- Institutional Mechanisms
- Human Rights of Women
- Women and the Media
- Women and the Environment
- The Girl Child
- UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women