CEDAW Online Training Course Page 2
What is the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women?
Objectives:
- To know the rights guaranteed in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- To understand how the Convention is implemented and monitored
Required Reading and Viewing:
- CEDAW Overview [FAFIA fact sheet]
- Rights Guaranteed Under CEDAW [FAFIA fact sheet]
- The United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women [full text]
- Women Hold Up the Sky [videos]
Questions for Discussion:
- 1. What are the advantages of calling for these rights at the international level? What are the disadvantages?
- 2. Which of these rights seem relevant to your own situation and why?
- 3. How would your daily life be different if everyone complied fully with these norms?