print email comment close Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) URL: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/ Description: Information about this United Nations (UN) convention, "often described as an international bill of rights for women ... [that] defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination." Provides the text of the convention, history, country reports, meeting information, and other documentation. Some material available in several languages. From the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. Publisher: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Extra Keywords CEDAW Library of Congress Subject Headings: Women's rights LII Database Information: Record 8491 created by Jennifer English on 03/21/2005 Last modification on 03/23/2005 Published: 03/21/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8491