Forum (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 12, 2008
It's a Man's World
The United States remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the most significant treaty guaranteeing gender equality, writes Marjorie Cohn. - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By Marjorie Cohn Nearly 30 years after President Jimmy Carter signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the United States remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the most significant treaty guaranteeing gender equality. One hundred eighty-five countries, including over 90 percent of United Nations members, have ratified the treaty. U.S. opposition to ratification has been ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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