NYC 4 CEDAW supports the #upstander initiative
The Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence has launched a new #upstander initiative, celebrating people who choose to get involved and stop violence against women.
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Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to issue Executive Directive on gender equity in city operations
LOS ANGELES— Mayor Eric Garcetti will be celebrating Women’s Equality Day this evening by signing an executive directive calling on city departments to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which the City adopted in 2004.
“Our city only succeeds if everyone has an equal shot at success. For too long, our women and girls have been left behind and counted out, and I want Los Angeles to lead in employing and empowering women,” said Mayor Garcetti.
Continue reading →Happy Women’s Equity Day from NYC4C!
It was a mere ninety-five years ago today when women were first given the opportunity to vote. Just ninety-five years ago women were first accepted as full citizens and participants in our democracy. On August 26th, 1920 the 19th amendment to the Constitution, enshrining women’s right to vote, was enacted. Yet, despite having the vote for ninety-five years, women are still not full and equal participants in our society.
Women still earn less than men for equal work. Women’s health issues, when they differ from those of men, are given short shrift. Women are victims of gender violence, whether as recipients of domestic violence, being abused by those they most love and trust, or as victims of trafficking and being involuntarily forced into menial work, whether as prostitution or sweat shops. Men are discouraged from taking family leave, leaving family responsibilities to women and therefore women get penalized for looking after children and aging parents.
New York City for CEDAW is working to enact a women’s bill of rights for New York City, based on the articles of CEDAW.
Continue reading →Article: Women’s Treaty Trying Local Doors to U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (WOMENSENEWS)–After Fiji ratified a U.N. women’s rights treaty and began to adopt laws that mirrored its goals, good things began to happen politically for women.
The age for marriage for both men and women was raised to 18, finds a 2012 study commissioned by the World Bank. Divorce became easier to obtain and property was divided more equitably between men and women, measuring both financial and non-financial contributions to the family. Payments due after a divorce, such as alimony, became enforceable in law.
Women in many other countries have also benefited from the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, or CEDAW.
For girls and women in the United States–where gun violence, rape, sex harassment and domestic violence are all major problems –treaty approval is unlikely any time soon. That’s because the United States is one of only a handful of countries–including Iran, Somalia and Sudan–that hasn’t ratified the longstanding, U.N.-backed treaty, which is continually updated to strengthen human and civil rights for women.
Continue reading →Mayor DiBlasio establishes Commission on Gender Equity
NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio today announced New York City’s Commission on Gender Equity, established through Executive Order Number 10, to achieve economic mobility and social inclusion of all New Yorkers, particularly women and girls, and ensure their public safety. First Lady Chirlane McCray will serve as the honorary Chair of the Commission, which is comprised of a diverse group of leaders spanning public and private industries, non-profit organizations, and academics.
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