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New START Signals a New Start on Treaties

Don Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law of the Sea, US Ratification of CEDAW, International Law, Senate, New Start Treaty, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Obama, Politics News
Don Kraus

Much can be learned from the successful passage of the New START treaty. Here are seven lessons for policymakers to consider as they move forward.

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The Unfinished Agenda on Women's Equality Day

Carol Peasley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Equality Day, India, Women's Rights, US Ratification of CEDAW, Afghanistan Election 2009, Women's Vote, Afghanistan, Cedaw, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Cedpa, World News
Carol Peasley

Ws we think back on August 26, 1920, we should also look forward. We've come a long way towards achieving equality for women, but we are not yet there.

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We Are All Guilty

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, US Ratification of CEDAW, Women, Human Rights, Pay Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Women's Interests, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Human Rights Abuses, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

Why do women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and abuse? There is no easy answer.

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How about a Fair Deal?

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Pay for Equal Work, US Ratification of CEDAW, Women's Rights, International Women's Day, Fair Deal, Equal Pay, Politics News
Caitlin Kraft Buchman

International Women's Day falls on March 8th, this coming Sunday. In order to get a jumpstart on the conversation, how about institutionalizing a fair...

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US Women Also Have Human Rights Issues

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marianne Mollmann

The Obama administration and the US Senate should make ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women a priority.

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Obama: Ratify the Women's Convention Soon

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Gender Equality, Civil Rights, US Ratification of CEDAW, George W. Bush, Obama Women, Cedaw, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marjorie Cohn

Although President Carter signed CEDAW in 1980, the treaty has never been sent to the full U.S. Senate for its advice and consent to ratification.

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Past Time for Change: Securing Women's Health and Rights

Adrienne Germain | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Women Health Care, Convention for the Elimination of the Discrimination Against Women, Women Mortality Rate, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, United Nations, Cedaw, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton Women's Rights, US Ratification of CEDAW, Human Rights, CEDAW Ratification, UN Prosecution of Human Rights Offenders, Obama Foriegn Policy, US World Image, Undhr, Healthy Living News
Adrienne Germain

Based on decades of international work, we know that there will be no global peace or security until we secure every woman's right to a just and healthy life.

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