[19990301]RS20097_《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》（CEDAW）：情况说明书.pdf

This report was prepared under general supervision of (name redacted) of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and*Trade Division.CEDAW is used as an acronym of the treaty, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of1Discrimination against Women, as well as the treaty body, the United Nations Committee on theElimination of Discrimination against Women. The Convention permits ratification subject to reservations that are not incompatible with the2object and purpose of the Convention.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20097March 1, 1999Convention on the Elimination of All Forms ofDiscrimination against Women (CEDAW): A Fact Sheet(name redacted)Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division*SummaryThe Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) has been pending before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since its1submission by President Carter in 1980. The treaty requires States parties to take allappropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in political and publiclife, law, education, employment, health care, commercial transactions, and domesticrelati