Calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

This resolution urges the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), an international treaty adopted by the UN in 1979. CEDAW establishes global standards to end gender discrimination in education, employment, healthcare, and political participation, and has been ratified by 189 countries. The U.S. has signed the treaty but never ratified it, making it one of only five nations without formal adoption, despite widespread domestic support from cities and states implementing its principles.